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Politics from a Black woman's insides /

Follow one woman's search for the Hottentot Venus, the legendary link between ape and human and icon of black female subjectivity. Edwards's film explores the construction of race through both scientific discourse on the body (as a body is graphically exposed for the camera by a forensic p...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Edwards, Yuko (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Third World Newsreel, 1997.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Baartman, Sarah.
Baartman, Sarah
Racism in anthropology > Europe > History.
Somatotypes > Study and teaching > Europe > History > 19th century.
African American women > Medical care.
Human body > Social aspects > Africa.
Human body > Social aspects > Europe.
Human body > Social aspects.
Racisme en anthropologie > Europe > Histoire.
Somatotypes > Étude et enseignement > Europe > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noires américaines > Soins médicaux.
Corps humain > Aspect social > Afrique.
Corps humain > Aspect social > Europe.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
African American women > Medical care
Human body > Social aspects
Racism in anthropology
Africa
Europe
1800-1899
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
History
Short films
Documentary films.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Follow one woman's search for the Hottentot Venus, the legendary link between ape and human and icon of black female subjectivity. Edwards's film explores the construction of race through both scientific discourse on the body (as a body is graphically exposed for the camera by a forensic pathologist) and personal narratives by women who have struggled with the health care system.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 05, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (25 minutes)
Playing Time:00:24:22
Production Credits:Camera and editing, Yuko Edwards.