Because this is a class in visual analysis, I like presentations to be image based, limiting the number of words on slides to 10 maximum, with slides set to run at automatic 20 second intervals. This creates an […]

On March 2, 2020, fiction writer Katherine Zlabek joined us in the Barry Gallery to read from her new collection of short stories and discuss fiction and the writing life with Marymount students.

A native of […]

Here are two YouTube clips that might help you understand long takes and montage a bit more in terms of how they function in narrative.

Notting Hill (1999) “Ain’t No Sunshine” scene long take instead of monta […]

Want to study a couple of parallel works of these famous directors? Use these opening clips and Giannetti’s mise en scene analysis techniques (along with his “Editing” and “Synthsis: Citizen Kane” chapters) to see […]

Try these links, which were referenced and used in our class lecture today:

Filmmaker IQ YouTube video recapping many ideas from Giannetti’s chapter on Editing, including George Méliès “Trip to the Moon” and […]

This site supplements your materials from Canvas, and adds depth to the course research and writing. Always use Canvas Assignments to submit your graded work, and to send me messages or ask questions.

Welcome to your Modern Drama course for Spring 2020. To access details on Assignments, Policies, and the weekly Course Schedule, please click on the links to your left in the menu.

This course offers a critical […]

This site contains a variety of resources to support our writing in class, and to help you develop your writing process.

Have a question or need to get in touch with me fast? mrippy@marymount.edu

By Macy Pope, Class of 2022
One of the biggest events of the year hosted by the Marymount University graduate Humanities Department is the Bisson Humanities lecture.  The hallmark event brings all different t […]

Take your proposal for the Proposal/Annotated Bibliography assignment due this past week and convert it into a conference proposal. This shouldn’t take you longer than 30 minutes, but post it to your blog with a […]

Katherine Murray in her article in PopMatters (posted on Canvas) argues that, “Gadsby’s position, which she explains eloquently in the special, is that, as long as we avoid telling the parts of our stories that […]

As you listen to Tig Notaro’s comedy set “Hello. I have Cancer.” Consider the following questions.

1.) What makes this comedy set qualify as “memoir”? Which category of Smith and Watson’s memoir approaches do […]

Pair up and read a classmate’s blog with the questions below in mind. Then TALK them through your feedback on the questions below (feel free to take notes as you read their blog).

Finally, offer feedback in the […]

Spend about 500 words considering these questions, and submit a crafted response to these questions with your final project.

-Which of the 3 approaches to the final project did you take and why? What did you […]

Dr. Howe developed this handy google doc list of tips and portfolio samples:

For your October 1st posting, choose any prompt from Smith and Watson’s Appendix B. If possible, choose an approach that asks you to apply yourself as a life writer–make a comic page of your own life; analyze […]