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John Wideman : a conversation with John Wideman /

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Wideman candidly discusses the dilemma of the committed African American intellectual torn between the urban underclass and a predominatly white, middle class literary audience. He writes because "African Americans have to carry alternative versions of reality in our heads and the model for doi...

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Corporate Authors: Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana, Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft
Other Authors: Bellinelli, Matteo (Director), Wideman, John Edgar
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1992.
Series:Ethnic studies video collection.
In black and white ; 6.
Subjects:
Wideman, John Edgar.
African American authors > Interviews.
Écrivains noirs américains > Entretiens.
African American authors.
Streaming videos.
Nonfiction films.
Interviews.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Wideman candidly discusses the dilemma of the committed African American intellectual torn between the urban underclass and a predominatly white, middle class literary audience. He writes because "African Americans have to carry alternative versions of reality in our heads and the model for doing that exists in art."
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 min.).