Bastard Out of Carolina Film Adaptation
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115633/
Many authors have complicated feelings about the film adaptations of their novels. Dorothy Allison wishes the 1996 adaptation had offered a more nuanced depiction of the Boatwright clan. However, Allison has praised the handling of violence and abuse in the film, saying it is “done exactly how [she] would have wanted it to be done” (Miller 1).
A Question of Class
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/skinall.html
In this essay, Dorothy Allison expands on her experiences with marginalization and explores the intersecting prejudices of “class, race, sexuality and gender."
Dorothy Allison On Writing, Teaching & Her Next Novel
http://wutc.org/post/she-who-dorothy-allison-writing-teaching-her-next-novel
In a recorded interview, Dorothy Allison discusses the craft of writing and using her difficult past as material for her novels.
