[Frameworks] Sad news

[mary billyou]

What a surprise! I have never met the man in person but I would have liked
to have met him. His recent call for attention to sexual harassment and
assault encouraged me to engage more fully in this forum. I will be sure to
learn more about him and his work, now especially more than ever.

Thank you for letting us know.

Mary

On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 12:41 AM, Fred Camper <f at fredcamper.com> wrote:

> I knew Chuck for about four decades, not as a close friend but through
> many fine encounters over the years. This list has it right: he was warm,
> funny, generous, kind, smart, and had real integrity. I too read his review
> of *Visionary Film* when it came out, and I do agree that Chuck did open
> up really important ways of thinking about the subject.
>
> One example of his generosity: He asked me to be the respondent to a paper
> he was giving at a seminar that was partly a critique of the Sitney canon,
> knowing, I suspect, that I might be a bit critical of his paper. He got me
> lots of material in advance. His paper was quite interesting and I enjoyed
> engaging with it. I found one way of humorously tweaking it in my response,
> and I still remember Chuck’s hearty laugh when I launched my little
> one-liner. Now that is generosity.
>
> A film important to his paper was *The Cry of Jazz* (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_of_Jazz ) I think Chuck meant this as
> an example of the kind of film that should be included in a widened canon.
> If you haven’t seen it, having a look would be one way to honor his memory.
>
> Fred Camper
> Chicago
>
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