Date:
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm
370 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
http://bbrg.berkeley.edu/events.php
Venue Directions: http://bbrg.berkeley.edu/directions370dwinelle.html
"Muslim Women of Minang" is a twenty-six minute documentary about a young Muslim-American woman, Amna Shiekh from the San Francisco Bay Area who takes a trip to West Sumatra, Indonesia to learn about Minangkabau--the largest matrilineal society (4-6 million people) in the world, which also happens to be Muslim. Shot digitally in high definition, the documentary is a reflective personal narrative in which Amna shares her experience of visiting Minangkabau culture where women are regarded highly for being women, and how this experience changes her perceptions about the social construction of gender.
This film is a "work in progress" and will be introduced by director and producer Irum Shiekh and followed by a panel discussion with Amna Shiekh, Professor Jeffrey Hadler, and others.
Organized by: Beatrice Bain Research Group (BBRG)
Co-sponsored by: Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies; Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Center for Southeast Asia Studies; Townsend Center working group on Muslim Identities and Cultures; Department of Ethnic Studies; Asian American Studies Program; and Department of Gender and Women's Studies
