Alice Walker
Being black, being a woman, and being a writer is just the most wonderful challenge. It's like having three eyes, three hearts, rather than one, says the author of The Color Purple in this profile, as she relives her journey from an impoverished childhood in rural Georgia to the peace and creat...
| Other Authors: | California Newsreel (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2008], c1992.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (33 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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| Summary: |
Being black, being a woman, and being a writer is just the most wonderful challenge. It's like having three eyes, three hearts, rather than one, says the author of The Color Purple in this profile, as she relives her journey from an impoverished childhood in rural Georgia to the peace and creativity of her present life in northern California. Alice Walker describes how the Civil Rights movement transformed her life, defines her concept of "womanism," and explains her recurrent theme of a woman's recovery of wholeness through resistance to racism and sexism. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Dec. 20, 2008. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Early Years of Alice Walker (4:47) -- Women and the Civil Rights Movement (4:25) -- Womanists: Black Feminists (3:03) -- Alice Walker on Being Black (3:50) -- Alice Walker's Universal Themes (3:09) -- Southern Culture: Black Wisdom (3:30) -- Alice Walker's Protest Writing (3:07) -- Alice Walker on Healing (1:43) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Being black, being a woman, and being a writer is just the most wonderful challenge. It's like having three eyes, three hearts, rather than one, says the author of The Color Purple in this profile, as she relives her journey from an impoverished childhood in rural Georgia to the peace and creativity of her present life in northern California. Alice Walker describes how the Civil Rights movement transformed her life, defines her concept of "womanism," and explains her recurrent theme of a woman's recovery of wholeness through resistance to racism and sexism. 11 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (33 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
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11 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |