[Frameworks] Literature and experimental film

[Adam Hyman]

Various works by Owen Land and David Gatten seem relevant.

Best,

Adam


On 9/27/13 11:41 AM, "Heath Iverson" <hai at st-andrews.ac.uk> wrote:

> I'd look at Sitney's Eyes Upside Down; it's a fascinating look at the American
> cinematic avant-garde in relation to the literary legacy of Emerson. I'm sure
> Scott MacDonald's work would be really helpful here too.
> 
> As far as specific films go, from the top of my head I would list Mekas'
> Walden (Thoreau), Brakhage's  Dante Quartet (Divine Comedy), and Marjorie
> Keller's The Answering Furrow (Virgil's Georgics).
> 
> Something else that might be worth considering is the relationship between
> David Foster Wallace and experimental film, though this is really a case of
> literature partly inspired by experimental film rather than the other way
> around. I'm currently working on a project tracing Infinite Jest's
> relationship to the avant-garde film tradition and I'd be happy to share some
> details off list.
> 
> This is a great topic and I'm eager to see what others suggest!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Heath
> 
> Heath Iverson
> PhD Candidate, Film Studies
> University of St Andrews
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