Samuel AlexanderA Backward’s/Forward ReflectionThe South. All the talk about what is “southern” the past few decades stems from a question that is deeper than the region that my class…Dec 29, 2014Dec 29, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout SouthRyan Vizzions: An Interview with Atlanta’s Best Fine Art Photographer of 2014In my study of Southern photography and the element of surrealism that is present, I have largely focused on the work of New Orleans artist…Nov 21, 2014Nov 21, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout SouthGeorgia State University Archives: Ku Klux Klan and Stetson KennedyLink to Digital Home: http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/lane/id/8576/rec/11Nov 15, 2014Nov 15, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout SouthWhat makes Clarence John Laughlin “Southern”If a person is born in the South, are they Southern? This question has been asked for a while now and it becomes even more important when…Nov 12, 2014Nov 12, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout SouthThe Southern GazeThe first use of the term “gaze” was used by Lacan in a psychoanalytical approach in which the application was intended for the subject who…Nov 12, 2014Nov 12, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout SouthTHE ATLANTA SURREALVisiting sites around Atlanta to use as examples of the surreal is my task for this week. My first stop was the Sweet Auburn Historic…Oct 27, 2014Oct 27, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout SouthA DOCUMENT POEM: THE FIRST PUBLISHING ABOUT SOLOMON NORTHUPThe changes that I made in my document poem are to represent the irony in the horrible situation that happened to Solomon Northup. Mainly…Oct 14, 2014Oct 14, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout SouthWHAT IS SURREALISM?Perhaps the most famous surrealist image is Rene Magritte’s “This Is Not a Pipe.” The characteristics of this painting are surreal only in…Oct 3, 2014Oct 3, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout South“Visionary Photographer” — Clarence John Laughlin Curated by Keith F. Davis“This book seeks to reassess the artistic achievement of Clarence John Laughlin,” reads the first sentence of a compilation of three essays…Sep 26, 2014Sep 26, 2014
Samuel AlexanderinAbout SouthThe Object and The ArtistEverything that I see must become personal; otherwise, it is dead and mechanical. Our only chance to escape the blight of mechanization, of…Sep 18, 2014Sep 18, 2014