Fifteen Disability Memoirs: A Chronological List
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Fifteen Disability Memoirs: A Chronological List

by Brian Bergen-Aurand   The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (1903) Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic (1976) The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde (1980) The Me in the Mirror by Connie Panzarino (1994) The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait by Frida Kahlo and Carlos Fuentes (1995) Gary … Continue reading

The Elusive Invitations of Essay Films (1988-2016)
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The Elusive Invitations of Essay Films (1988-2016)

by Saravanan Mani The films I list here are tentative, incomplete attempts or “essays” that reflect on a theme while initiating conversations with narrative cinema. These films are fictional and non-fictional explorations that start in specific narrative premises but venture beyond those beginnings to interrogate the film-making process through the making of film. While such … Continue reading