Dan Edelstein, Nicholas Jenkins
The Human Experience: The Value of the Essay in the 21st Century
October 11, 2009
About the Video
A panel discussion exploring the past, present, and future of this important genre of writing with Stanford professors Andrea Lunsford, Dan Edelstein, Nicholas Jenkins and Robert Harrison.
The essay is a powerful tool for students, scholars, educators and anyone else who wants to persuade and communicate effectively. In a time when anyone's thoughts can be published almost instantaneously on the web, appreciating the power and understanding the elements of an incisive essay is more pertinent then ever.
About the Series
The Human Experience outreach initiative has the objective of raising awareness of humanities research at Stanford University.
