Events
Cosponsors
- The Writing Program of the School of the Arts
- MA in Film and Media Studies, Columbia University
- The Visual Arts Program of the School of the Arts
- Department of English and Comparative Literature
- The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies
- The Tomorrow Foundation
Organizer
- Phillip Lopate, Nonfiction Concentration Director, Columbia University
Notes
- Free and open to the public
Stalking the Essay is a two-day conference devoted to all aspects of the form.
The first day will consist of three panels featuring talks and readings by writers: 1) The New Essay, with Leslie Jamison, Lia Purpura and Meghan Daum; 2) The Book-Length Essay, with Geoff Dyer, Wayne Koestenbaum and Laura Kipnis; and 3) The Novelist/Critic as Essayist, with Marilynne Robinson, Jonathan Lethem and Hilton Als.
The second day will be given over to three panels on the essay in other media: 1) Graphic Nonfiction and Radio Essay, with Roz Chast, Maira Kalman and Jeff Porter: 2) The Essay-Film, with scholars Michael Renov, Timothy Corrigan and Richard Pena, and 3) Essay Filmmakers, with Ross McElwee, Alan Berliner, Su Friedrich and Shelly Silver.
This event, organized by Phillip Lopate, represents a unique collaboration between members of the Writing Program, the Film Department, the Visual Arts Department and the Columbia College English Department.
Visit https://arts.columbia.edu/events/stalking-essay-2-two-day-conference for more information. PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION FOR THIS CONFERENCE IS CLOSED.
Additionally, essay films will be screened from 5-7pm at 501 Dodge during the weekend.
Program
time10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Welcome and Overview with Phillip Lopate
time10:15am - 12:00pm EDT
The New Essay:
Leslie Jamison
Assistant Professor of Writing, Nonfiction Concentration Director
Columbia University School of the Arts
Lia Purpura
Wriyer-in-Residence
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Meghan Daum
Adjunct Associate Professor
Columbia University
Moderator
Amy Benson
Writing Program Faculty
Columbia University
time12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Break I
time1:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Book Length Essays
Wayne Koestenbaum
Poet, Novelist, and Cultural Critic
Geoff Dyer
Visiting Professor
Columbia University
Laura Kipnis
Professor
Northwestern University
Moderator
Margo Jefferson
Professor
Columbia University
time3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Readings and Talks by Essayists/Novelists/Critics
Marilynne Robinson
Author
Jonathan Lethem
Author
Hilton Als
Critic and Author
Moderator
Richard Locke
Professor
Columbia University
time5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Screenings of Essay Films
time10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Welcome and Introduction with Phillip Lopate
time10:15am - 12:00pm EDT
The Essay in Other Media
Roz Chast
Cartoonist and Essayist
Maira Kalman
Visual Artist
Jeff Porter
Associate Professor
The University of Iowa
Moderator
Ross Posnock
Anna Garbedian Professor of the Humanities
Columbia University
time12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Break II
time1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
The Essay Film, Historical and Critical Perspective
Richard Peña
Professor of Professional Practice in Film
Columbia University
Michael Renov
Professor
University of Southern California
Timothy Corrigan
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Moderator
Nico Baumbach
Assistant Professor
http://arts.columbia.edu/film/faculty/nico-baumbach
time3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
The Essay Film, Practitioners’ Perspective
Ross McElwee
Filmmaker
Alan Berliner
Filmmaker
Su Friedrich
Visual Arts Faculty
Princeton University
Moderator
Phillip Lopate
Professor and Nonfiction Director
Columbia University
time5:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Screenings of Essay-Films
Participants
- Hilton Als Critic and Author
- Nico Baumbach Assistant Professor Columbia University
- Amy Benson Writing Program Faculty Columbia University
- Alan Berliner Filmmaker
- Roz Chast Cartoonist and Essayist
- Timothy Corrigan Professor University of Pennsylvania
- Meghan Daum Adjunct Associate Professor Columbia University
- Geoff Dyer Visiting Professor Columbia University
- Su Friedrich Visual Arts Faculty Princeton University
- Leslie Jamison Assistant Professor of Writing, Nonfiction Concentration Director Columbia University School of the Arts
- Margo Jefferson Professor Columbia University
- Maira Kalman Visual Artist
- Laura Kipnis Professor Northwestern University
- Wayne Koestenbaum Poet, Novelist, and Cultural Critic
- Jonathan Lethem Author
- Richard Locke Professor Columbia University
- Phillip Lopate Professor and Nonfiction Director Columbia University
- Ross McElwee Filmmaker
- Richard Peña Professor of Professional Practice in Film Columbia University
- Jeff Porter Associate Professor The University of Iowa
- Ross Posnock Anna Garbedian Professor of the Humanities Columbia University
- Lia Purpura Writer-in-Residence University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Michael Renov Professor University of Southern California
- Marilynne Robinson Author
- Shelly Silver Associate Professor of Visual Arts Columbia University