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Sociology

Virginia Commonwealth University

Journal

1978

Videotape Review

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Review Of Videotape Presented At The 6th Annual Conference On Ethnic And Minority Studies: Alan Hertzberg, The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Dubois, James D. Henderson Jan 1978

Review Of Videotape Presented At The 6th Annual Conference On Ethnic And Minority Studies: Alan Hertzberg, The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Dubois, James D. Henderson

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

To say that The Autobiography of Miss Jane Dubois is an exciting new departure in the venerable art of autobiography does not do full justice to the work under review here. Nor is it sufficient to say that in giving us this study of human life, producer Alan Hertzberg proves that works of integrity and high purpose can be crafted by the video artist, holding out the promise that if it would, American television could lift itself from the slough of mediocrity in which it has ever wallowed. What makes this twelve- chapter study an unforgettable experience is Jane Dubois …