| Description |
1 DVD (22 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
| Series |
Alice Walker : everyday use, uncommon art
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Alice Walker : everyday use, uncommon art.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Credits |
Producer/director, Bruce R. Schwartz ; edited by Stephen Goetsch. |
| Summary |
What were Alice Walker's motivations in writing "Everyday use?" In this program the author discusses her short story with her official biographer, Evelyn C. White. Over the course of the interview, Walker talks about the autobiographical aspects of the story, the significance of quilting to African-American women, the perception of class differences, and the important life lessons she wished to explore. - Container. |
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Alice Walker: Everyday use, uncommon art. This two-part series offers an in-depth study of Alice Walker's widely studied short story, "Everyday use," combining a poignant film adaptation with a focused interview of the author conducted by her official biographer, Evelyn White. - Container. |
| Subject |
Walker, Alice, 1944- -- Interviews.
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Walker, Alice, 1944- |
| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
Walker, Alice, 1944- -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| Subject |
Walker, Alice, 1944- Everyday use.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
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Authors, American. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
African American women authors -- 20th century -- Interviews.
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African American women authors. |
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Short stories, American -- Film adaptations.
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Short stories, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories, American.
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| Subject |
Quiltmakers -- Southern States -- Fiction.
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Quiltmakers. |
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Southern States. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Subject |
Quilting -- Southern States -- Fiction.
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Quilting. |
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African American women -- Southern States -- Fiction.
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African American women. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Short stories.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Film adaptations.
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Interviews.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
White, Evelyn C., 1954-
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Schwartz, Bruce R.
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Walker, Alice, 1944-
Everyday use.
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Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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Wadsworth/Thomson Learning (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container and disk label: Alice Walker : a stitch in time |
| Added Title |
Stitches in time |
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Stitch in time |
| Music No. |
FFH 32667 Films for the Humanities |
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