John Wideman

Introduction: Wideman & His Work (0:47)

Anxiety Over Teaching Predominantly White Students (1:36)

Childhood & Prejudice (1:58)

African-American Social Underclass (1:39)

Opportunity & Democracy in Black America (1:25)

Writing Process (1:23)

Teaching Philosophy, Writing Subjects, & Language (3:05)

Where Reality Meets Imagination (1:37)

Modernism & Notions of Time (1:36)

Negotiating Praise as a "Writer" and as a "Black Writer" (1:24)

On Being a Black Writer: Critics, Audience, & Position in Literary World (2:26)

Art as a Survival Tool (1:37)

Reflections on Personal Hardship (1:42)

Credits: John Wideman: In Black And White (2:45)