Blog | Ashley Gilland

Aug 31, 20223 min read

Quotes from The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

“When the body is rendered useless, the mind still runs like a bloodhound along well-worn trails…” “Time unused and only endured still...

May 5, 202211 min read

Philosophical Fiction Narratives: Ishmael and The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Philosophical fiction is not always acknowledged as a viable means to write and interpret philosophy, supposedly muddled by characters...

May 10, 20203 min read

The Monster Within: Frankenstein at London’s National Theatre

When most people hear “Frankenstein”, they think of the early 1900s science fiction horror films of a corpse-built monster wreaking havoc...

Apr 27, 202011 min read

Hosting a Humanities Symposium in Isolation - Interview with Dr. Katie Gilbert

April 28, 2020. KDRU 98.1 Transcript: AG: Hello! You’re listening to KDRU, 98.1. I’m Ashley Gilland, and today I’m here with Dr. Katie...

Apr 24, 20203 min read

The Parasite of (Well-Deserved!) Oscars

Bong Joon Ho’s 2019 film, Parasite, pulls off two very different genres in one, both effective independently, but together creating the...

Apr 7, 20202 min read

"Marking Time" - It's Worth Yours!

The National Gallery of Victoria’s Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV can now be explored online through their website due to the...

Dec 5, 20199 min read

The Moral Responsibility of Biopics

“Based on a True Story” is the sound of the hushing of an audience, scooting closer to the screen, the mere suggestion of reality adding...

Dec 2, 201912 min read

The Humanities and Arts Film Series - Interview with Dr. Kevin Henderson

November 20, 2019. KDRU 98.1 TRANSCRIPT: AG: You're listening to KDRU, 98.1 I’m Ashley Gilland and today I’m here with Dr. Kevin...

Dec 8, 20182 min read

Bringing Light to Nevin Aladağ's "Worlds Otherwise Hidden"

In the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the temporary gallery “Worlds Otherwise Hidden” features three international artists, including...

Nov 15, 20188 min read

The Shared Elements of Loneliness: Comparing “The Old Guitarist”, “Loneliness”, and “Nighthawks”

Across time periods and cultures, common technical elements continue to show up in art pertaining to the theme of loneliness. Picasso’s...

Oct 21, 20187 min read

Pop Poetry: Whitman to Kaur

Poetry has often held a pretentious connotation and been considered a more inaccessible form of literature, intended for the higher...