Sherman Alexie on Living Outside Borders
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2013
- Born on a Native American reservation, Sherman Alexie has been navigating the cultural boundaries of American culture in lauded poetry, novels, short stories, screenplays, even stand-up comedy for over two decades. Alexie joins Bill to share his irreverent perspective on contemporary American life, and discuss the challenges of living in two different cultures at the same time, especially when one has so much dominance over the other
Anyone's watching for college/school assignment?
Our country needs to apologize to Native Americans-
Who else is here from a high school teacher?
One of the great writers and thinkers of this generation....
Alexie is definitely my favorite author. I am so glad my 2nd semester of college when my professor made us read the lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven. Alexie is the most i say what i mean and mean what i say kinda guy. He has shown me that literature is more than what i perceived it to be. I relate to him and his childhood alot besides the Indian part but it is so similar. I love how hes so open with his feelings he is someone i want to meet in my lifetime for sure.
Love his intellect and his secure belief in his marrow that he is Native and American and his own man. Want him as a professor in the future!
He gave a lecture at my college yesterday and talked about his experiences
What a brilliant man
I love this guy. I am so glad I finally read his work. I wonder if the way he looks at the cello is a poet thing...I feel that way when I watch musicians play, regardless of the instrument. I've written about that myself. Hmmm...
I couldn't agree with Mr. Alexie more that we are tribal, and even more so after 9/11 and in light of recent political happenings. However, I definitely relate with his comment of being a "tribe of one". I think that is reflected in his poem about Facebook and social media as well as the lack of interaction going on between people in general. I was very interested to learn that though Native Americans tend to vote for Democrat representatives, their day to day lives are more conservative. I always envisioned that it was more of a socialist structure, where all had input and worked for the benefit of the tribe. I do agree that it would be a good step to create a memorial similar to the Jewish Holocaust Memorial for the Native American people. Like I have seen in the comments below and read other places, it is most likely too late for an apology but a heart felt acknowledgement of the wrongs committed is long over due.
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It has been a pleasure just listening to him.
This is well worth watching. Alexie is a weaver of words at the loom of the mind
Oh, hallelujah! It's good to hear this.
Great interview! Great interviewer and great interviewee!
Great interview.
love Sherman Alexie
I love u Sherman Alexie! Speak it!
I read The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian, it’s amazing and now I feel like reading all the others
Greatest "American" Writer!!!