Maso Et Miso Vont En Bateau July 17, 2012

In France, in the early 1970s, several activist collectives (Video Out, Videa, Les Insoumuses, etc.) composed almost entirely of women, took up the new portable video camera as an immediate and accessible tool to promote feminism, direct democracy, and political action. This event will acknowledge their place, role and contribution to the history of video and feminism, while creating new audiences and appreciation. Over the course of two evenings, loosely organized around the themes of protest and satire, a selection of these videos will make their English and American debut with subtitles followed by discussions with artists, scholars, and feminists who are influenced by similar practices.