Lana Lin Archives - Public Seminar

An interview with author Lana Lin on reimagining Gertrude Stein’s modernist landmark

Upon its publication in 1933, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas launched author Gertrude Stein into commercial success and placed her as a crucial figure of modernism. Under the guise of an "autobiography," Stein wrote about herself and the Paris salon scene through the voice of her lifelong partner, Alice ...

Film & Performing Arts

When Filming “On-Location” Is Filming “At-Home”

The pandemic has interrupted business as usual — but that might be good for your creativity

July 30, 2020 • by Dawnja Burris

But the pandemic changed that. Making a short film without being able to be on location, without a crew, and being physically distanced from subjects is exactly what many film students experienced this past spring semester when their classes were moved online because of COVID-19. Films that had been carefully ...