About TAKE NOTE

TAKE NOTE at Emory University is a series of short documentary films made in partnership with the Academic Production Team. The series of films focuses on faculty research and scholarship at Emory University.  Each segment highlights the relationship between Emory scholars, the work they produce, and the communities they impact.

Dan Sinykin

Michelle A. Taylor and Dan Sinykin discuss Dan’s new book “Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature.” 

Erin Bonning

Erin Bonning discusses the inspiration that led her to a career focused on researching black holes and teaching with the planetarium facility at Emory University. 

Dana Haugaard

Emory University Faculty member Dana Haugaard produces kinetic sculptures, soundbased participatory experiences and static three-dimensional works that beckon the viewer to consider their own presence in physical space.  

Pellom McDaniels III: Walker's Appeal - [An Excerpt]

Pellom McDaniels III, Curator of the African American Collections at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University, reads an excerpt from “Walker’s Appeal, in Four Articles.

Pellom McDaniels III: Daguerreotypes

Pellom McDaniels III, Curator of the African American Collections at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University, discusses Daguerreotypes (circa 1840) from the Robert Langmuir African American Photograph Collection in the Rose Library.