Contemporary Native American authors. Gerald Vizenor /
Gerald Vizenor is Professor of Native American Studies at the University of California (Berkley). He has been described by LaVonne Brown Ruoff as a "compassionate trickster", a "formidable warrior in the word wars", a superb storyteller, and a keen observer of our often hypocriti...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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University Park, IL :
Governors State University,
1997.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Summary: | Gerald Vizenor is Professor of Native American Studies at the University of California (Berkley). He has been described by LaVonne Brown Ruoff as a "compassionate trickster", a "formidable warrior in the word wars", a superb storyteller, and a keen observer of our often hypocritical modern society. Topics covered include further discussion on the "Trickster", the nature of violence, "shadow words", Vizenor's definition of what constitutes a meaningful question, and why an author's response to a question often takes the form of a story. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 7, 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (120 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:59:39 |