Since 1977 the women of Sistren have been exploring the lives of Caribbean women, from which they create plays, workshops and screen prints for presentation throughout the Caribbean and elsewhere. This book is based on testimonies from Sistren collected and edited by Honor Ford-Smith into a vivid record of women’s lives. The stories retain all the emotional depth of works of the imagination; yet they are at the same time invaluable records of oral history. Scholars of language, culture, politics and literature will need this book; the general reader will revel in it.
“These ‘sistren' dare to present themselves just as they are - the sounds of their days and their souls intact.” - Alice Walker
Since 1977 the women of Sistren have been exploring the lives of Caribbean women, from which they create plays, workshops and screen prints for presentation throughout the Caribbean and elsewhere. This book is based on testimonies from Sistren collected and edited by Honor Ford-Smith into a vivid record of women’s lives. The stories retain all the emotional depth of works of the imagination; yet they are at the same time invaluable records of oral history. Scholars of language, culture, politics and literature will need this book; the general reader will revel in it.
“These ‘sistren' dare to present themselves just as they are - the sounds of their days and their souls intact.” - Alice Walker
Lionheart Gal: Life Stories of Jamaican Women
316
Lionheart Gal: Life Stories of Jamaican Women
316
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789766401566 |
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| Publisher: | The University of the West Indies Press |
| Publication date: | 09/28/2005 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 316 |
| Product dimensions: | 4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d) |