Revelle Forum: Richard Rodriguez

Richard Rodriguez is the author of Brown: The Last Discovery of America. A Catholic, gay, Mexican-American, Rodriguez has examined his own experience as it intersects with public issues of class and ethnicity. In Brown, he offers compelling, lyrical, and sometimes humorous meditations on the "browning of America," exploring the meaning of the "Hispanic" presence in the United States and suggesting a future in which being "brown" (a mixture of black, white, brown, yellow and red) might become the definition of the authentically American. Series: "Revelle Forum at the Neurosciences Institute" [6/2003] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 7149]

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[amrael82]

Rodriguez claims to not be a poet. I disagree.

[amrael82]

Starts slow but as always, Richard Rodriguez is mind boggling. No one thinks and makes me think like he does.

[bltsrmsqt]

Mexico probably loathes him too --- what a resentful, anti-white person.

[writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, UCtelevision.

[jambas03]

how may i contact this author??

[Holmesc16]

Anytime Rodriguez speaks, he always seems thoroughly concerned and troubled about something. I find him difficult to follow in conversation; he starts with topic "A" and ends on "L". Great orator, great command of linguistics, and great metaphorical coinage, just a bit awkward and at times uncomfortable, even.

[1980vince]

BROWN IS THE BEST.

[909chuck]

His "Books and Learning" speech also available is more coherent. So, too, is his book HUNGER OF MEMORY. Here he's more emotional and partly deeper and partly obtuse. I miss his earlier, sharper self. HUNGER tells his story and views best and tho I disagree on some points he was interesting. Here he is more angry, sarcastic, scolding.

[josuegtz]

please take a look on the other videos of Richard Rodriguez, he is just making money recycling his stupid anecdotes... this liitle man is just laughing at gringo audience, he is just a "picaro" and his Hunger of Memory can be read it as a picaresque novel...

[caturmaharajika]

I have read his autobiography. I am quite disappointed with his work. He comes across as whiner and arrogant. I hope he is not like that as a person.