Black women writers

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Date
1989
Summary
A discussion dealing with the criticism by black men that black women writers have achieved their success by focusing criticism on black males. The assembled panel argue that this criticism reflects the men's poor self-image. Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Donahue in 1989.
Contributors
Donahue, Phil; Walker, Alice 1944-; Wallace, Michelle 1950-; Shange, Ntozake; Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-; Angelou, Maya
Publishers
Multimedia Entertainment (Firm); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Genre
Television panel discussions
Subjects
American Culture; Literature, Print Culture; Women's Studies; Literature, Print Culture; Women's Studies; Gender Studies; African American Studies; African American women authors; African American men -- Ethnic identity; African American authors; Women authors, American
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey; Princeton
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
28 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Phil Donahue, Alice Walker, Michelle Wallace, Ntozake Shange, Angela Davis, Maya Angelou.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090086; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1617; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/937; Catalog Key: alephsys002160127; OCLC: ocm30878766

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