Chehem Watta, interviewed by Nataša Ďurovicová, November 3, 2010, Shambaugh House.

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Title	Chehem Watta, interviewed by Nataša Ďurovicová, November 3, 2010, Shambaugh House.
Creator	Watta, Chehem, 1962-
Creator - Nationality	Djiboutian
Contributor	Durovicová, Nataša
Date Original	2010-11-03
Description	Topics discussed in this interview: Watta’s life and work. Early life in a nomadic family, role of mother in his early education; dispatch to France and Belgium for studies; beginnings of writing (poetry) as a way of processing exile; movement toward psychology (later in interview on CW’s PhD in psycho-etnography and his thesis on the role of khat in the spread of AIDS); progression toward administrative work in various parts of the Djuboutian system. Writing as compensation for and complementarity to administrative chores. Science vs magic. The writer as healer: about unpublished non-fiction work in the wake of CW’s time in jail, and his time with UN in Rwanda. Role of Afar culture (vs. Arabic/Islamic culture).
Venue	Shambaugh House (Iowa City, Iowa)
Topical Subject (LCTGM)	Authors Writing
Geographic Subject	United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City
Chronological Subject	2000-2010
Type (DCMIType)	Sound
Type (AAT)	Interviews
Type (IMT)	jpeg
Duration	01:03:18
Language	English
Digital Collection	Virtual Writing University Archive
Contributing Institution	University of Iowa. International Writing Program
Subcollection	International Writing Program Collection
Rights Management	Educational use only, no other rights given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Contact Information	Contact the VWU Webmaster: http://www.writinguniversity.org/index.php/main/info/25/

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