"In the Wrong Body"

Documentary film about Mavi Susel, the first person to undergo sex reassignment surgery in Cuba, and Q&A with the filmmaker, Marilyn Solaya.

October 24, 2013
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
13 Carpenter Hall
Sponsored by
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Audience
Public
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Giavanna Munafo

Marilyn Solaya, well known in Cuba (and beyond) as a film actor, directed the 2010 documentary called "In the Wrong Body" about Mavi Susel, the first person to undergo sex reassignment surgery in Cuba (in 1988). The film focuses on Susel's experience of feeling trapped in the wrong body, first, and, then, post-transition, battlling sexism in Cuban society. The film provides a rare glimpse into the problems of gender inequality. Susel's story "goes beyond the 'complex and, above all, necessary' issue of transsexualism, to explore 'the construction of gender' and the prevalence of the traditional role of women in Cuba." See <http://www.ipsnews.net/2010/09/film-cuba-i-fought-for-this-but-not-just-to-be-a-housewife/>. Also see <http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2010/09/06/26449/cubas_first_gender_reassigned_transexual_battles_sexism.html>. 

ALSO: Feminist Filmmaking Seminar
Seminar led by filmmakers Marilyn Solaya, Tracey Deer, and Liz Canner, and Mary Desjardins, associate professor of film and media studies at Dartmouth.
Friday, October 25, 2013 
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM 
Eastern Time (US & Canada) 
Location:
 1930s Room, Rockefeller Center 
Sponsored by: Women's and Gender Studies Program 
Intended audience(s): Public 
Categories: Arts, Films, Lectures & Seminars

This seminar will be led by Marilyn SolayaTracey DeerLiz Canner, and Mary Desjardins.   Solaya's visit is sponsored by WGST and cosponsored by Film and Media Studies, History, Anthropology, LALACS, and LGBTQA+ and Ally Life at Dartmouth.

Location
13 Carpenter Hall
Sponsored by
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Audience
Public
More information
Giavanna Munafo