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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Other Authors: Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934- (Speaker), Labriola, Tony (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: University Park, IL : Governors State University, 1997.
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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Physical Description:1 online resource (120 minutes)
Playing Time:01:59:39