Previous Page
Bibliographies

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

Date:  
1993
Edition:
Publisher: 
DIANE Publishing Company
Place of Publication: 
Darby, PA
VIEW / PURCHASE

Alice Walker (au); Pratibha Parmar (au). Describes a unique film making journey, from Alice Walker’s 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. (Publisher)