Dear Videolibbers,
I thought this would be of interest...
On Friday, May 3, 2002, the remains of Sara Baartman, a young Khoisan woman
who was taken from South Africa in the early 1800s and exhibited across
Europe as a scientific curiosity, were finally returned to South Africa.
Brought to France in 1814, Baartman became the object of scientific and
medical research that formed the bedrock of European ideas about black
female sexuality. After her death the following year, Baartman's remains
were preserved by French scientists and exhibited at the Museum of Mankind
in Paris until 1974.
After many years of lobbying by South African and indigenous rights groups,
the French government has finally agreed to send her remains home.
If you would like to learn more about this historic event, The New York
Times published an excellent article about this in Saturday's edition. It
can be found on-line at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/04/international/africa/04AFRI.html
Please keep in mind that The New York Times only allows its articles to be
viewed on-line for 7 days after publication.
For more in-depth information, you can visit our web site for the
documentary, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SARA BAARTMAN - "THE HOTTENTOT VENUS" at
: http://www.frif.com/new99/hottento.html
If you have any questions or would like further information, please don't
hesitate to contact me.
Thank you.
Ryan Krivoshey
Ryan Krivoshey
First Run / Icarus Films
32 Court Street, 21st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel. 718-488-8900
Fax. 718-488-8642
Web: http://www.frif.com
Email: ryan@frif.com
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Dear Videolibbers,
I thought this would be of interest...
On Friday, May 3, 2002, the remains of Sara Baartman, a young Khoisan
woman who was taken from South Africa in the early 1800s and exhibited
across Europe as a scientific curiosity, were finally returned to South
Africa.
Brought to France in 1814, Baartman became the object of scientific
and medical research that formed the bedrock of European ideas about
black female sexuality. After her death the following year, Baartman's
remains were preserved by French scientists and exhibited at the Museum
of Mankind in Paris until 1974.
After many years of lobbying by South African and indigenous rights
groups, the French government has finally agreed to send her remains
home.
If you would like to learn more about this historic event, The New York
Times published an excellent article about this in Saturday's edition. It
can be found on-line at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/04/international/africa/04AFRI.html
Please keep in mind that The New York Times only allows its
articles to be viewed on-line for 7 days after publication.
For more in-depth information, you can visit our web site for the
documentary, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SARA BAARTMAN - "THE HOTTENTOT
VENUS" at :
http://www.frif.com/new99/hottento.html
If you have any questions or would like further information,
please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thank you.
Ryan Krivoshey
Ryan Krivoshey
First Run / Icarus Films
32 Court Street, 21st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel. 718-488-8900
Fax. 718-488-8642
Web:
http://www.frif.com
Email: ryan@frif.com
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