Title	Erna Brodber reads Part 4 of Louisiana (1993)
Watch Video	http://streaming.miami.edu:8080/ramgen/artscience/cariblitstudies/1993/1993_R04_04_lapart4.rm
Speaker	Brodber, Erna
Summary	Jamaican writer Erna Brodber reads Part 4 of her novel Louisiana: "I Crossed Over.” Ella Townsend, a young African-American anthropologist whose roots are Caribbean, researches Louisiana folk life and discovers not only the world of voodoo and carnival but also the mystical connection of the living and the dead. With her tape recorder, she explores the rich heritage of Creole Louisiana, but Mammy, Ella's primary informant, dies during the project. From beyond the grave she continues to transmit messages. Although the academically-minded Ella is dubious about the authenticity of the medium, gradually, as she confronts her prejudices, the tapes convey enriching mysteries about the past lives of Mammy and her friend Lowly. From this supernatural experience Ella learns much about herself and her background.
Subjects	Caribbean literature Literature video Jamaican fiction Ghost stories, Jamaican African American women -- Fiction African American women -- Psychic ability -- Fiction African American anthropologists -- Fiction Creoles -- Louisiana -- Fiction Supernatural -- Fiction Historical fiction
Publisher	University of Miami English Department
Date	1993
Physical Description	10 min 09 sec, sound, color
Language	English
Web Site	http://merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalInitiatives/cwsi/
Collection Title	Caribbean Writers Summer Institute Archival Video Collection
Collection No.	1
Program	Program 4. Fiction and poetry readings, 1993
Copyright	http://merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalprojects/copyright.html
Digital ID	1993_R04_04_lapart4.rm
Format	application/vnd-rn-realmedia
Type	MovingImage
Source	VHS