Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Is There A Role For The Essay In The Era Of Social Media?

“I’m modestly encouraged by how many readers nowadays pay attention to voices – Rebecca SolnitMaggie NelsonOlivia Laing – you would have to call essayistic. It turns out that readers are still well able to engage with works of nonfiction that address the world urgently and at the same time try to reimagine what this venerable form, the essay, may be capable of doing in artistic terms.”



Article source here:Arts Journal

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