Read Wideman’s short story, Fever (1989), linked here. As you are reading, consider how the story incorporates discussions of race and class.

Skim over John Edgar Wideman’s Wikipedia page. Don’t read every word. Just get a sense for his own personal history, and what informs his writing.

Read Wideman’s short story, Fever (1989), linked here. As you are reading, consider how the story incorporates discussions of race and class.

Watch this brief clip in which Wideman discusses the relationship between slavery and race. In this lecture, he is addressing students and faculty at Brown University, making reference to Hurricane Katrina.