Blind Spot

Blind Spot
Gila Walker, Myriam Tadesse
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Hardback
h229 x 152mm - 122pg
15 Aug 2021 UK
International import eta 10-30 days
9780857428783
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Set in the entertainment world in France, this searing memoir explores the realities of being a mixed or biracial French citizen. In Blind Spot, Myriam Tadesse exposes the difficulty, even the impossibility, for France to truly understand and celebrate the lived realities of mixed or biracial French citizens. What the French word metis-which translates to "half-breed" or "mixed-race"-hides is how central the notion of race actually is in a society that claims to repudiate it. The French film and theater world, in which Tadesse has made her career, appears unable to confront the individuality of the performers. They are required to correspond to categories-often based on race-that don' t allow for biracial identities. This classification not only contradicts France' s asserted ideals but also views as anomalies those who defy ethno-racial assumptions. Drawing on her personal experiences as a biracial Ethiopian-French woman and her family history, Tadesse explores the realities of life for mixed-race individuals in France through her searing and honest memoir.
Born in Ethiopia, Myriam Tadesse has lived in Paris since 1978. An actress and stage director, she has taught theater and dance, written and directed documentaries, and published a novel, L' instant d' un regard. Gila Walker is the translator of more than a hundred books and articles from French.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780857428783
Published: 15 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Seagull Books London
Publisher: Seagull Books London
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 122

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