Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson / a California Newsreel release of a SSR-RTSI Swiss Television production ; directed by Matteo Bellinelli ; producers, Matteo Bellinelli, Larry Adelman.

"Charles R. Johnson stirred controversy when he criticized Alice Walker's portrayal of African-American men in The Color Purple. A former political cartoonist, he is the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship, and his Middle Passage won the U.S. National Book Award fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christian, Barbara, 1943-2000 (Author)
Corporate Authors: California Newsreel (Firm), Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana
Other Authors: Johnson, Charles, 1948-, Moore, Edwina (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1992.
Series:In black and white : six profiles of African Americans authors ; part 1
Subjects:
Johnson, Charles, > 1948- > Interviews.
Johnson, Charles, > 1948-
African American authors > Interviews.
American literature > African American authors.
Authors, American > Interviews.
African American authors
American literature > African American authors
Authors, American
Nonfiction films
Interviews
Biographical films.
Short films.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
Films biographiques.
Courts métrages.
Cine biográfico
Cortometrajes
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Summary:"Charles R. Johnson stirred controversy when he criticized Alice Walker's portrayal of African-American men in The Color Purple. A former political cartoonist, he is the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship, and his Middle Passage won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In this program, Johnson explains how he weaves black folktales, Zen parables, 19th-century picaresque novels, and 20th-century existential philosophy into his works"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.) : sound, color
Playing Time:00:27:20
Language:English with optional closed captioning in English
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from title frame (Kanopy, viewed April 29, 2024).
Accessibility Note:Closed captioning in English.

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