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  • As Katherine Voyles’ insightful essay on the discourse around Persuasion (2022) demonstrates, historical inaccuracy has been pegged as one of Carrie Cracknell’s unforgivable misdeeds, especially related to the use of contemporary language and even the protagonist’s bangs . Yet when I finally watched the film,…

    the riptides. The camera sets us at eye-level with Anne, making us privy to this moment of autonomy. Wentworth looks back worried but resists the urge to protect her (which he has self-consciously admitted to beforehand). As we’re left floating in the cold water with Anne, no fourth wall needs to be broken. The camera tilts overhead to the flying seagulls, and we understand that this scene announces Anne’s rebirth, her impending freedom from familial and social constraints. In a movie that makes

  • PLU President Thomas W. Krise welcomes faculty and staff back to campus, highlighting the strengths of PLU and his goals for the future. (Photo by John Froschauer) “A University of the First Rank” By President Thomas W. Krise Good morning and welcome to the 2012…

    sketched out areas for us to look to for future development and improvement. I am impressed with the hard and good quality work that has gone into these plans, and I am happy to arrive at the University in time to help shepherd the institution through the process of making plans to carry out the intentions of PLU2020. The greatest strength of our university is that true institutional leadership is about much more than presidents. The deep tradition of shared governance at PLU ensures that the values we