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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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