<I>The Literary Corner: Kenneth Chambers on John A. Williams (side a) / Addison Gayle on Black Literary Criticism (side b)</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1978
name: label: Created by
content: Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American
label: Interviewed by
content: Pam Johnson PhD, American, born 1945
label: Interviewed by
content: Edris Makward PhD, Gambian
label: Interviewed by
content: Sarah Fabio, PhD, American, 1928 - 1979
label: Interviewed by
content: Kenneth Chambers, American
label: Interview of
content: Addison Gayle, American, 1931 - 1991
label: Subject of
content: John A. Williams, American, 1925 - 2015
label: Subject of
content: Sutton Griggs, American, 1872 - 1933
label: Directed by
content: Robert Cham
notes: label: Description
content: A white plastic audio cassette with recordings of two episodes of the Literary Corner radio show. The program number is handwritten on the cassette in graphite.
label: Description
content: Side A: "Kenneth Chambers on John A. Williams"
label: Description
content: Episode 9 of the Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World radio program. The episode begins with intro music consisting of conga drums playing and a whistling sound. Host Pam Johnson then introduces the guest Dr. Kenneth Chambers and regular analyst Sarah Fabio. Some of the topics discussed in the episode include Williams’ novel The Man Who Cried I Am and works that it has been compared to; comparisons between Williams’ work and those of other Black writers; the reasons Williams and his work are not more well known, including the lack of Black literature courses and solutions to the problem; as well as the prevalence of interracial relationships in Williams' works and the message the panelists believe he would like to convey regarding interracial relationships. Toward the end of the show the panelists discuss some of the problems some African American writers face in publishing their works, namely Sutton Griggs. They also discuss the impact of the Black Arts movement on publishing.
label: Description
content: Side B: "Addison Gayle on Black Literary Criticism"
label: Description
content: Episode 10 of the Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World radio program. It opens with Addison Gayle reciting an excerpt from one of his works titled "A Blueprint for Black Criticism" as instrumental music plays in the background. Host Pam Johnson then introduces the guest, Addison Gayle, as well as two of the show's regular analysts, Edris Makward and Sarah Fabio. Some of the topics addressed in the episode include freedoms of creative writers; whether Addison Gayle thinks about the ideology he would like to put into his work; Gayle’s views a Black aesthetic or lack thereof; who in Gayle's opinion are the most promising young Black writers of the day, to which he replies with names such as Brenda Wilkinson and Sonia [Sanchez]; as well as whether it is legitimate for Black writers to increase the Black audience. The episode concludes with Pam Johnson summarizing discussion as the show’s theme song plays in the background.
place: label: Place made
content: Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Radio
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Audio
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.17.1.5a
objectType: label: Type
content: audio cassettes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Brooks B. Robinson
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic and tape
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (side a): 15 min., 6 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (side b): 15 min., 5 sec.