Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women

Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women

Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women

Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women

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Overview

Describes a unique film making journey, from Alice Walkers first letter to Pratibha Parmar proposing the idea of the film, to the many journal entries & observations each of them made along the way. From California to England to Senegal, The Gambia, & Burkina Faso, Warrior Marks follows Walker & Parmar as they interview people who are concerned with & affected by the practice of female genital mutilation. Includes transcripts of their interviews, 3 new poems by Alice Walker, & over 50 photos offering a vivid & poignant portrayal of the people & places they visited. The adventure of two remarkable women who together fulfilled a dream.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780788155819
Publisher: DIANE Publishing Company
Publication date: 09/28/1998
Pages: 373
Product dimensions: 72.50(w) x 90.00(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

About The Author
ALICE WALKER is an internationally celebrated writer, poet, and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children’s books, and volumes of essays and poetry. She won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1983 and the National Book Award.

Hometown:

Mendocino, California

Date of Birth:

February 9, 1944

Place of Birth:

Eatonton, Georgia

Education:

B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1965; attended Spelman College, 1961-63
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