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Thomas King (Cherokee/Greek) has been described as a "Native American Kurt Vonnegut" and a "darkly funny Mark Twain". He is a former photo-journalist and currently works as a university professor, scriptwriter, novelist, and author of children's books. Topics covered in thes...

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Other Authors: King, Thomas, 1943- (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
Subjects:
King, Thomas, > 1943-
American literature > Indian authors.
American poetry > Indian authors.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs indiens d'Amérique.
Poésie américaine > Auteurs indiens d'Amérique.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Thomas King (Cherokee/Greek) has been described as a "Native American Kurt Vonnegut" and a "darkly funny Mark Twain". He is a former photo-journalist and currently works as a university professor, scriptwriter, novelist, and author of children's books. Topics covered in theses classes include King's description of the differences between print and film media, comments on the making of this course's video, the definition of "meta-discourse", a discussion on stereotypes, a discussion on the uniquely feminist nature of Mr. King's work, and the nature of "Tricksters".
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 7, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (118 minutes)
Playing Time:01:57:22