John Higham argues that a comparative study of ethnic identities in America which combines religion, race, and nationality can gauge the nature of ethnic groups more accurately than siloed figures from the U. S. Census.
In the second segment [13:45], Joseph Blotner discusses his literary biography of novelist William Faulkner.
At the time of this interview, Higham, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1987-88), was professor of history at Johns Hopkins University.
Blotner was a professor of English at the University of Michigan.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
