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Interviews

The following is the format for citing interviews. 

In standard  MLA Format, the information should appear as follows.

** Citation in text appears in Grey following the Works Cited Notation**

Note: Entries for interviews begin with the name of the person being interviewed, not the interviewer.  

Published, titled:

Wideman, John Edgar.  "Home: An Interview with John Edgar Wideman."  By Jessica Lustig.   African American Review.  Fall 1992: 453-457.

Mention in your text: "Lustig's review of..." See section 6.4.1 of the MLA Handbook for more information.

Published, untitled:

Kundera, Milan.  Interview.  New York Times 18 Jan. 1982, late ed., sec. 3: 13+.

Mention in your text: "The New York Times Review of..." See section 6.4.1 of the MLA Handbook for more information.

Online interview:

Kingston, Maxine Hong.  "A MELUS Interview: Maxine Hong Kingston."  By Marilyn Chin.  MELUS Winter (89-90):57.  MasterFILEPremier.  EBSCOHost.  Easton Area High School Lib., Easton, PA.  24 Apr. 2002 <http://www.epnet.com>.

 An interview you conduct:

Rider, William.  Personal interview.  3 Sept. 2002.

Mention in your text: "When Rider was interviewed..." See section 6.4.1 of the MLA Handbook for more information.

  Filmed   Television:

Blackmun, Harry.  Interview with Ted Koppel and Nina Totenberg.  Nightline.  ABC.  WABC, New York.  5 Apr. 1994.

Mention in your text: "Ted Koppel's interview of Harry Blackmun..." See section 6.4.1 of the MLA Handbook for more information.

Filmed   Videocassette:

Wolfe, Tom.  Interview.  "The Wrong Stuff:"  American Architecture.  Dir. Tom Bettag.  Videocassette. Carousel, 1983.

Mention in your text: "Tom Wolfe states..." See section 6.4.1 of the MLA Handbook for more information.