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- Dmae Lo Roberts
- Username: dmaeroberts
- Location: Portland, Oregon
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- "9/11 Rewrite: Memoir in a Time of Violence"
- Summary: "What does it mean to fashion a self in the midst of a violent world"?
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Review of The Power of Memoir: Fault Lines
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on March 21, 2004 at 09:39 AM
These elements give an intimate, earnest and personal approach to profiling this intriguing writer. What detracts from the delicate offerings is the use of a distant narrator. I would have preferred more interviews from Ms. Alexander and perhaps no narration or at least a reporter who could add to the mood and style of the piece rather than detract.
Having said that, I do think stations should seriously consider pairing this with other 14-15 minute pieces to create an hour special that could deal with literature, Asian issues, commemoration of 9/11, women's topics--the piece could fit several themes. Producers Laura Jackson and Betsy Morgan are to be commended for producing this thoughtful piece. I want to hear more from them. Just with a different narrator or none at all....Dmae