[-empyre-] Agnes Varda and Angela Davis

[Renate Ferro]

Ana wrote; 
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“But I think we all share a common link made by small chains of
curiosity and sharing, a kind of cultural mapping where figures as Varda,
Quintanilla, Schneemann and Hammer are interlaced.”
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Dear Ana what a beautiful post after a long day.  I remember listening to a charged lecture by Angela Davis in the mid-80’s.  She spent a good part of her lecture talking about the inequities within the Panther group between men and women.  It was a strong and clear lecture with a strong message at at time when there were strikingly strong rifts between white women and women of color in the United States. 

Thank you so much for sharing your own political history which you have done somewhat here on –empyre-over the years.  I continue to be in awe of your bravery and experiences.  Here is a link to an interesting Question and Answer period about the Panther film. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo81Grb8A9Y

Really looking forward to hearing more about your influences Ana. 
Renate


Renate Ferro
Visiting Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Art
Tjaden Hall 306
rferro at cornell.edu