Victoria N. Alexander's Blog, page 13
March 9, 2018
The Artist as Scientist: Nabokov and Insect Mimicry, talk by VN Alexander
It’s a commonplace to say that good science requires imagination, yet scientist aren’t really encouraged to read poetry or to take up painting. Maybe they should. This talk presents the example of Vladimir Nabokov, renown Russian-American novelist and butterfly scientist who used his artistic knowledge to understand how evolution can work. He went against the […]
February 7, 2018
Terrordise, makes quarter finals in TinselTown Productions screenplay contest
My screenplay, Terrordise, has placed in five screenplay competitions this year, in London, Madrid, Oaxaca, and California. Today, Tinsel Town Productions, based in Canada and the UK, announced that Terrordise has made it to the quarter finals. Read more about my funny and slightly surreal political satire about wall-building and government spying. Advertisements
February 1, 2018
Terrordise selected for California Underground Film Festival
The California Underground Film Festival celebrates independent artists from around the world by curating outstanding multimedia experiences for our community. Terrordise, a dark political comedy by V N Alexander The Schwartz-Johnson family can’t wait to get to their new home in Paradise, a high-security gated community in Dallas, believing it will be worth sacrificing their […]
January 24, 2018
Last chance to book VN Alexander for a free talk through Humanities NY
My term as Public Scholar for Humanities NY comes to an end in March. This month will be your last opportunity to get me to come speak to your New York based non-profit group — for FREE! I offer three different talks — on Propaganda, Artificial Intelligence or Insect Mimicry. All three talks have […]
December 7, 2017
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October 5, 2017
Terrordise is in the running for best screenplay at the Ojo Cojo International Film Festival
November 4th, 2017 The First International Film Festival of Madrid to promoting intercultural dialogue. Terrordise, a dark political comedy screenplay by V. N. Alexander Spanish translation by Xiomara Nonya In the year 2028, close circuit cameras are everywhere and smiling citizens submit to intrusive body searches and bag checks by TSA agents, who now handle […]
September 6, 2017
June 24, 2017
VN Alexander at the Claverack Library June 24
Propaganda & Art: How we think when we aren’t using logic We have been hearing a lot about “fake news” and “propaganda” lately, and it is as important as ever to use our critical thinking skills. But we also need to understand how propaganda works and why it is so difficult to counteract with logic. […]
February 12, 2017
A Florilegium for Angus Fletcher, Los Angeles Review of Books
By Kenneth Gross, Lindsay Waters, V. N. Alexander, Paul Auster, Harold Bloom, Stanley Fish, K. J. Knoespel, Mitchell Meltzer, Victoria Nelson, Joan Richardson, Dorion Sagan, Susan Stewart, Eric Wilson, Michael Wood
December 23, 2016
Terrordise nominated for TheModCon London Film Festival
Terrordise, a black comedy by V. N. Alexander has been nominated for Best Screenplay in TheModCom London Film Festival. Synopsis: The Schwartz-Johnson family can’t wait to get to their new home in Paradise, a high-security gated community in Dallas, Texas. They are willing to sacrifice privacy for the ultimate in safety against any kind of […]
