Sentences with phrase «of autobiographical writing»

Not exact matches

Readers who know Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (1974), Holy the Firm (1977) and Teaching a Stone to Talk (1982) are not only familiar with the autobiographical turn of her writing, but also with the power of a religious imagination that, while recognizably Christian; roams free.

I feel I know him well enough, in part because so much of his writing is autobiographical; but until last September, I'd known him only on the page.

Teaching Catholic non-fiction does not mean teaching theology (or hagiography) but that does not mean that great Catholic theologians and priests need be excluded from the curriculum either: there could well be room for extracts from St. Augustine's Confessions or Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan's The Road of Hope when looking at autobiographical writing, for instance.

Because only 14 of the 93 nuns in his original study group had died, Snowdon expanded it to include 11 brains from other deceased nuns who had also written autobiographical sketches in their youth.

In his autobiographical sketch written for the Nobel Foundation of Sweden *, biologist H. Robert Horvitz outlines three dreams:

The role of mental attitude and mood as a risk factor of Alzheimer's was proved by David A. Snowdon, professor of neurology at the University of Kentucky who reviewed autobiographical essays that had been written by the young nuns.

Adopting an odd, high - pitched voice, Day - Lewis thoroughly inhabits the part of a war - weary president who's fond of telling long and folksy autobiographical stories («I could write shorter speeches, but I get too lazy to stop»).

Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti) is an evil Hollywood producer who steals the vaguely autobiographical writing assignment of pathological liar Jason (Frankie Muniz) and turns it into a big - budget blockbuster that shares its name with this film's title.

A fond and appreciative portrait of one of American journalism's superstars, «Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold» may not contain any revelations that will surprise those who've followed Didion's eloquent, often autobiographical writing over the years.

The subject of this biopic, the titular French novelist, wrote the autobiographical Claudine novels, only to have her husband take the credit.

These ideas are further explored in the DVD extras which include director's commentary; a feature on the making of the film, deleted scenes and On Writing With Tracy Letts, telling of his autobiographical connection with the film.

The film is based on the autobiographical book of the same title, written by none other than the notorious poker princess of Los Angeles herself — Molly Bloom.

Olivier Assayas has written eloquently of his complicated relationship with the film, first rejecting it and then over time coming to regard the troubled Charles as «the truest portrait» of his younger self; Assayas's most autobiographical film, Cold Water, owes a debt to The Devil, Probably, as will, perhaps, his upcoming Something in the Air, a coming - of - age story in the context of»70s youth culture.

Therefore, expect to see shades of that screen classic's arc in this autobiographical coming - of - age bio-pic written and directed by George Gallo.

The temptation to brand the film as «autobiographical» is hard to resist: Baumbach did grow up in Brooklyn in the 1970's, one of four siblings, to a pair of parents who both wrote for a living (his father Jonathan wrote novels and short fiction, while his mother Georgia Brown contributed regularly to the Village Voice).

«A BRONX TALE»: When Robert De Niro offered to buy the rights to the autobiographical one - man play «A Bronx Tale» from its largely unknown creator, actor - writer Chazz Palminteri, in order to make his directorial debut, it is said that Palminteri would not sell unless he was allowed to both write the screenplay and play one of its key roles.

Comedian - writer - actor Kumail Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, wrote this autobiographical story of their relationship.

She describes her style as cinécriture (writing on film), and it can be seen in formally audacious fictions like Le bonheur and Vagabond as well as more ragged and revealing autobiographical documentaries like The Gleaners and I and The Beaches of Agnès.

To keep kids thinking, you might ask them to rewrite the beginning or ending of a book; write an autobiographical essay using the voice of a less prominent character in a book; or make a smart phone movie with friends that features characters from one of their assigned books.

In her wonderful autobiographical account One Writer's Beginnings, my favorite storyteller, Eudora Welty, says about her craft, «What discoveries I've made in the course of writing stories all begin with the particular, never the general.»

Students use the information in the autobiographical and biographical poems as source material as they write essays comparing and / or contrasting themselves with the famous people who are the subjects of their poems.

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Having students write autobiographical books and draw pictures of important events in their lives

Selected Foreign Publications about Howard Gardner (PDF) Mind, Work, and Life: A Festschrift On the Occasion of Howard Gardner's 70th Birthday (PDF) «A Blessing of Influences,» an excerpt of an autobiographical essay published in Howard Gardner Under Fire (PDF) One Way of Making a Social Scientist (PDF) Short biography written by Ellen Winner (PDF) «My Way,» a chapter in Psychologists Defying the Crowd by Robert Sternberg (Amazon) Fifty Modern Thinkers of Education: From Piaget to the Present Day (Amazon) «21 years later, «Multiple Intelligences» still debated» (Washington Post) «Thought Leaders: An Interview with Howard Gardner» (Strategy & Business)

Its policy is to publish poetry, short fiction, essays, creative nonfiction, memoir, essay reviews, nature - writing, translated work, literary journalism, and other autobiographical, historical, religious and scientific writing of literary distinction.

It informs everything he has written, for his work is restlessly autobiographical, infused with the urgency of thinking through his life on paper.

In celebration of this essay, first published in the October 22, 1960, issue of The New Yorker, the Library of America has released a special commemorative book which includes an autobiographical preface and an afterword written by Updike.

Author J. A. Konrath offered the simple advice: «Unless you're one of the Rolling Stones, don't write anything autobiographical.»

He also wrote a collection of best - selling books on illness and healing as well as his memoir, Human Options: An Autobiographical Notebook.

In his later years, Groucho became something of a cultural institution and wrote several autobiographical books.

A lot of first fiction tends to be autobiographical to some extent, but considering that you wrote Becoming Strangers in your early 30s and the lead protagonists are two couples in their 50s and 80s, it's reasonably safe to assume that it's not!

Following the success of her one - woman autobiographical show, Stevie Wonder Felt My Face, she wrote for many British comedy stars and published ten young adult novels featuring Georgia Nicholson.

Her most autobiographical essays in the collection — «One Hot Summer, or a Brief History of Time,» and «On Writing» — are the biggest treats of See What Can Be Done.

by James Ellroy This collection, packed to the brim with crime and murder, is composed of 14 pieces including three novellas, a profile of celebrity defendant Robert Blake, several true - crime stories and a wealth of autobiographical material that provide a template for writing a mystery novel.

The performance of an autobiographical high - school musical that Tiny writes, directs, and stars in makes a rousing and suitably theatrical finale for a tale populated with young people engaged in figuring out what's important and shot through with strong feelings, smart - mouthed dialogue, and uncommon insight.

Set in the era of World War II and McCarthyism, Miller's highly autobiographical novel never, Pearl writes, feels dated or awkward.

Originally published in 1993, Sean Landers's» [sic]» is a brutally frank 450 page, hand - written, autobiographical memoir that puts to shame the recent efforts of such celebrated «confessionalists» as James Frey and Augusten Burroughs.»

Authors including Eileen Myles, Kathy Acker and Claudia Rankine are largely influential, particularity for how their writing weaves in and out of time reflecting the autobiographical and realities they are presenting.

She has written two collections of poems, The Lost Notebook (2005) and Swift (2012), and translated Jacques Réda's poetry, Treading Lightly: Selected Poems 1961 — 1975 (2005), as well as his autobiographical work, The Mirabelle Pickers (Aller aux mirabelles)(2012).

Art historian Lucy Lippard wrote at the time: «Certain elements — a central focus (often «empty,» often circular or oval), parabolic baglike forms, obsessive line and detail, veiled strata, tactile or sensuous surfaces and forms, associative fragmentation, autobiographical emphasis, and so forth — are found far more often in the work of women than of men.»

In fact, he's written a number of autobiographical novels as well as collections of poetry...

David, who also uses his body as a canvas to write an autobiographical diary, has created this unique series, called «A Flor de Piel», to show off portraits of have made an impact on his life — teachers, parents, friends, family — they are all sewn into the palm of his hand.

The declaration was an immediate critical success, and Syms has continued a prolific literary career, writing essays, autobiographical fiction, and the pilot episode of a sitcom titled She Mad, the latter of which appeared in the 2015 New Museum Triennial.

Oppenheim speaks of growing up in Washington and California, his father's Russian ancestry and education in China, his father's career in engineering, his mother's background and education in English, living in Richmond El Cerrito, his mother's love of the arts, his father's feelings toward Russia, standing out in the community, his relationship with his older sister, attending Richmond High School, demographics of El Cerrito, his interest in athletics during high school, fitting in with the minority class in Richmond, prejudice and cultural dynamics of the 1950s, a lack of art education and philosophy classes during high school, Rebel Without a Cause, Richmond Trojans, hotrod clubs, the persona of a good student, playing by the rules of the art world, friendship with Jimmy De Maria and his relationship to Walter DeMaria, early skills as an artist, art and teachers in high school, attending California College of Arts and Crafts, homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s, working and attending art school, professors at art school, attending Stanford, early sculptural work, depression, quitting school, getting married, and moving to Hawaii, becoming an entrepreneur, attending the University of Hawaii, going back to art school, radical art, painting, drawing, sculpture, the beats and the 1960s, motivations, studio work, theory and exposure to art, self - doubts, education in art history, Oakland Wedge, earth works, context and possession, Ground Systems, Directed Seeding, Cancelled Crop, studio art, documentation, use of science and disciplines in art, conceptual art, theoretical positions, sentiments and useful rage, Robert Smithson and earth works, Gerry Shum, Peter Hutchinson, ocean work and red dye, breaking patterns and attempting growth, body works, drug use and hippies, focusing on theory, turmoil, Max Kozloff's «Pygmalion Reversed,» artist as shaman and Jack Burnham, sync and acceptance of the art world, machine works, interrogating art and one's self, Vito Acconci, public art, artisans and architects, Fireworks, dysfunction in art, periods of fragmentation, bad art and autobiographical self - exposure, discovery, being judgmental of one's own work, critical dissent, impact of the 1950s and modernism, concern about placement in the art world, Gypsum Gypsies, mutations of objects, reading and writing, form and content, and phases of development.

The catalog for Shinique Smith: Menagerie at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami contains an essay by the forever groovy DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller, who writes about Smiths knack for synthesizing mediums, her stature in the post - Facebook / YouTube generation and the «libidinal economy of «scripting autobiographical statements into her work.

Ontario College of Art and Design & Mercer Union present: Matthew Higgs Saturday, April 7, 3:00 pm Location: The Rivoli, 334 Queen St West Admission is free Matthew Higgs will present an autobiographical lecture considering the flux and overlaps of his own practice, operating between education, curating, writing and art - making.

In April, I'm most looking forward to seeing the world through Alexander Chee's eyes via his book of essays, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel (HMH Books).

He uses stencils, rather than hand - written forms of text — this establishes a boundary and keeps the work from becoming autobiographical.

Automatic writing here does not reveal the autobiographical self, but instead unmasks the limits of

I mean, like, I give Martin, for all his doofus weirdness and for all his somewhat off - putting stylistic preference for a heavy load - up of creepy, embarrassing, over-familiar, confessional, compulsive, autobiographical, blog - flasher revelations, in everything he writes, credit there.