ShowID

446

Event Date:

8/14/2006

Length:

00:58:00

Category:

GSU Telecourse

Producer

GSU

Project

Contemporary Native American Authors

Comments

Comments: 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”.

LocalID:

DVDCNAA16

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