Emergence

Pratibha Parmar

Contributors: Sutapa Biswas, Mona Hatoum, Audre Lorde, Meiling Jin, Edward George, Trevor Mathison, Monika Baker, Avril Johnson, John Akomfrah, Annares Post Production, Four Corners, Aphra Video, Sarah Wolley

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Year:

1986

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Countries:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Tags:

Identity, Diaspora, Blackness, African American, Asian British, British Chinese, Palestine

Genres:

Documentary

Original format:

Umatic Video

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VHS

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Colour

The central theme of ‘Emergence’ is that of the Black diaspora (the dispersal of peoples originally belonging to one nation or community) as illustrated in the works of four Black women poets and artists. It explores the creative engagement with the themes of “roots”, “herstory” and representation, and takes the form of a visual poem.

The four women are: Sutapa Biswas, an Asian woman artist; Audre Lorde, an African‑American Black feminist poet; Meiling Jin, a Guyanese‑Chinese poet; and Mona Hatoum, a Palestinian performance artist.

Description Source: Cinenova Catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt

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Emergence - Photograph

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