PinnedDavid S. HeinemanOnce More, With Feeling: Sustaining Community through Affective ScholarshipThe following remarks were delivered as a keynote address prior to the screening of my documentary film NEPADOC at the 83rd Annual…Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023
David S. HeinemanSearching Something Awful: Gleaning Meaning from LeetspeakLate last year, I learned that Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, the creator of the website Something Awful, committed suicide at the age of 45. His…Jan 7, 2022Jan 7, 2022
David S. HeinemanEvergreen Themes and Visual Provocations in Ingmar Bergman’s “The Virgin Spring”In many respects, writing about an Ingmar Bergman film is a daunting task. Few directors’ oeuvres have been more picked over by amateur and…Nov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021
David S. HeinemanAkira Kurosawa, “Dreams,” and Collective MemoryFor many American film aficionados, Akira Kurosawa belongs to a select cadre of foreign directors, along with names like Bergman…Aug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020
David S. HeinemanHiking Weiser State Forest (Aristes, PA) — July 2020Roaring Creek TractJul 4, 2020Jul 4, 2020
David S. HeinemanHiking Lake Chillisquaque at the Montour Preserve (Washingtonville, PA) — May 2020Chilisuagi Trail and Ridgefield Point Loop TrailMay 30, 2020May 30, 2020
David S. Heineman“Fantasia” at 80, in Four MovementsDeems Taylor introduces Walt Disney’s Fantasia by explaining that the film will offer “three kinds of music” — the kind that tells a story…May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
David S. HeinemanHiking the Geisinger Stewardship Forest (Danville, PA) — April 2020As I have started hiking more regularly over the past few months, the location that I’ve visited more frequently than others is a series…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
David S. HeinemanHiking Ricketts Glen State Park (Benton, PA) — February 2020Grand View Trail and Old Beaver Dam Rd. TrailFeb 15, 2020Feb 15, 2020