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Title:

Alice Walker [videorecording] : stitches in time : an interview / conducted by Evelyn C. White ; a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences in association with Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

1 videodisc (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Walker, Alice,--1944---Interviews.
Walker, Alice,--1944---Film and video adaptations.
Walker, Alice,--1944---Everyday use.
Authors, American--20th century.--Interviews.
African American women authors--20th century--Interviews.
Short stories, American--Film and video adaptations.
Quiltmakers--Southern States--Fiction.
Quilting--Southern States--Fiction.
African American women--Southern States--Fiction.

Other Authors:

White, Evelyn C., 1954-
Schwartz, Bruce R.
Walker, Alice, 1944- Everyday use.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Wadsworth/Thomson Learning (Firm)

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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55675227

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)