Abstract
"Warrior Marks" by Alice Walker and Pratibha Parmar chronicles the making of their documentary film about the arcane practice of female genital mutilation. The paper examines what drove Walker to make the documentary and write this book about a topic she feels so strongly about. It explores why and how the book was written and how successful it is in conveying its very powerful anti-mutilation message.

From the Paper
"The journey is then narrarated by the other author, Pratibha Parmar. Her story is similar to Walker's. She responds enthusiastically to Walker's proposal to do the film. She ponders the possibility of creating an unbiased film that is not misrepresented as cultural imperialism. Her concern was that she would be regarded in the same way as so many other filmmakers who focused on African culture. She decides that her reluctance to interfere with this culture would leave millions of African children at risk of genital mutilation."

Tags:Possessing, the, Secret, of, Joy, patriarchal, oppression, circumsize