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Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Fact vs. Nonfiction 11 years, 5 months ago

As a fan (but only occasional reader) of graphic novels myself, you’d be hard pressed to find a time when I’d renounce the medium as lacking in literary merit. Allison Bechdel’s Fun Home is no exception. I would […]
Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo 11 years, 5 months ago

Digital Humanities can be seen as a system of advancing the way in which we study literature; the inclusion of digital technology usually has a connotation of forward progress and efficiency, after all. There is […]
Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Fact vs. Nonfiction 11 years, 5 months ago

At the closing section of About a Mountain we are informed by D’Agata himself that some of the details of the narrative were compressed “for dramatic effect only.” This can seem jarring to readers who have placed […]
Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Reader and Text 11 years, 5 months ago

The word “queer” holds a mostly negative connotation these days; it means weird, strange, things that are disturbingly different. Historically, it’s been used as a pejorative term for homosexuals. To be queer is […]
Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Fact vs. Nonfiction 11 years, 6 months ago

I’ve been dwelling a lot on our conversations on the importance (or lack thereof) of Slaters’ diagnosis of epilepsy. By now I think we can mostly agree that whatever shred of epilepsy was in her life has been […]
Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo 11 years, 6 months ago

Remember when Napster, that old mp3 downloading program, was caught up in a legal battle with the music industry? Many people on the sidelines supported Napster because downloading music is just an easier method […]
Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Fact vs. Nonfiction 11 years, 6 months ago

Before discussing the actual film, I’d like to share with you my expectations of it. Hearing a title like Sherman’s March, most people would surely expect a historical documentary (this can hardly be disputed as […]
Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Fact vs. Nonfiction 11 years, 7 months ago

One of the most important aspects of a piece of writing is, time and time again, the author’s voice. When reading a piece of writing, the presence of the author’s voice depends on factors such as the level of […]
Dillon Murphy wrote a new post on the site Fact vs. Nonfiction 11 years, 7 months ago

Joan Didion says it herself: she is not a “camera eye” (xiii). One would be hard pressed to argue that she is not a talented writer, especially when it comes to portraying a scene, of which there are many between […]

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