Emily Anderson
Associate Professor of English
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7531
E-mail: anderson@knox.edu
Knox College regularly brings filmmakers and scholars to campus for lectures and screenings. Our guests often spend time with students in both formal and informal gatherings. Recent visitors include:
Moreover, Galesburg is home to the annual Black Earth Film Festival, which screens independent films from around the world. Black Earth is presented every Fall and seeks to present the best in independent feature, documentary, short and animated films to the community. Directors are often available for discussion after screenings. You can learn more about the festival at the Black Earth Film Festival website.
Finally, our Knox's Seymour Library has an enviable collection of nearly 3500 films. This collection includes feature films, historical films and shorts, television serials, educational films, foreign films (especially Spanish, French, German, and Russian), animated films, and documentaries.
"Knox in New York students are exposed to different communities of artists and to a variety of art forms. This experience is transformative," says Professor Lynette Lombard.
Students hear painter and photographer Joel Sheesley discuss his artistic journey and inspiration as his exhibit "A Content of Sorts" debuts on the Knox campus.
Famed surrealist painter and poet, a Knox College alumna, is honored for her life and work at a ceremony in New York City's Museum of Modern Art as her newest poetry book gets published.
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