Talk to me
Subtitle: listening between the lines
By: Anna Deavere Smith.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Political culture -- United States; Political culture -- Washington (D.C.); National characteristics, American; Presidents -- United States; Press and politics -- United States; Politicians -- United States -- Interviews; Interviews -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001
Genres: Interviews.
Description: "In Talk to Me, Smith looks back at a singular career as a seeker and interpreter of language in America, revealing the methodology behind her extraordinary search for the truth and nuances of verbal communication. For thirty years, the defining thesis of Smith's work has been that how we speak is just as important in communicating truth and identity as what we say. Everything from individual vocal tone to grammar, Smith demonstrates, can be as identifiable and revealing as a fingerprint.

Her journey has taken her from the rarefied bastions of academia to riot-torn streets; she has conducted hundreds of interviews with subjects-ranging from women prisoners to presidents of the United States. In 1995, her ongoing investigation led her to Washington, D.C."--BOOK JACKET.