Zora Neale Hurston: Her Eyes Were Watching God

We all know and love Zora Neale Hurston as one of the great 20th-century writers. But she was not just a literary star. Trained as an anthropologist, she did pioneering fieldwork in the American South and the Caribbean. These travels became the foundation for her rich storytelling. Rutgers University English professor Cheryl Wall discusses Hurston’s unique blend of ethnography and literature.
This program is generously underwritten by Cassandra L. Book and presented in partnership with the Center for Cultural Analysis and the English Department at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
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[@yanique1944]

Powerful beyond ways. Zora Neale Hurston's novels and philosophy are timeless and enduring. My copy of her books are precious, not be loaned out!

[@AssataDemure]

This is wonderful.

[@SueLyons1]

"She liked to call herself a literary anthropologist... Her field work in Jamaica and Haiti.... Got on the train. / Didn't have no fare. / But I rode some... She is determined to follow the journey to the horizon.."

[@ameriqueindienindigene9096]

Zora's spirit lives on!

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Yebo-o-o! AWEsome, great presentation and clarity of her movement and activities and the people she met along the way whom influenced her.

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I learned so much during this lesson

[@SueLyons1]

fascinating and lovely... thank you for the post

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Well done, very nice work!!

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This is great.

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Beautiful representation of truth of history

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Very nice-thanks!

[@SueLyons1]

It would have been wonderful if she could have also moved around the Antillees and into some of the 'softer' islands. And, wow, if she has also made it to Trini!

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