The Only Woman

Book presentation & discussion

Monday 4 March 2024 at 6:00 PM. FULLY BOOKED!
La Bibliothèque Orientale,
Amphithéâtre Leïla Turquie
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Free admission with email booking.

From New York City, Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker, producer, and author Immy Humes will present her latest book The Only Woman about remarkable women who made their way into men’s world. Through a selection of rare photographs, over 100-year period and 20 countries, she will share the stories of extraordinary women.
From Beirut, Dr. Ghada Waked will share a selection of Lebanon archives photographs, of men group portraits with one remarkable woman… 

The Only Woman

The Only Woman. An original approach to gender equality, this striking pictorial statement brings to light the compelling and undeniable phenomenon of ‘the only woman’: across time and cultures, groups of artists, activists, scientists, servants, movie stars, or metal workers have often included exactly and only one woman.
Covering examples from nearly 20 countries, from the advent of photography until the present day, author Immy Humes reveals and reframes how women and men have related socially in surprising and poignant ways. This is a fresh contribution to visual and cultural history full of unheard stories, courage, achievement, outrage, mystery, fun, and extraordinary women.
A unique focus on women and men in public life from 1860 to the present day charting the phenomenon of ‘the only woman’ from countries including the USA and the UK, France, Peru, Mexico, India, China, Japan, and Australia. The book features both unknown and well-known women from a diverse range of backgrounds including writers, conductors, civil-rights leaders, domestic workers, sportswomen, and lawyers as well as princesses, railway workers, boxing promoters, and astronauts.

Une seule femme rassemble cent vingt photographies de groupe dans lesquelles n’apparaît qu’une femme, seule au milieu d’hommes. Une réalité flagrante mise en lumière ici pour la première fois. Dans les pages de cet ouvrage unique en son genre figurent des athlètes, des artistes, des militantes, des astronautes, mais aussi des cheffes, des criminelles et des doctoresses, des dentistes, des plongeuses ou encore des réalisatrices, des ouvrières, des scientifiques sans oublier des suffragettes, des secrétaires et des révolutionnaires…

Immy Humes is an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker from New York whose work treats social and political themes through the prism of real stories about unconventional people. In 2022, she published The Only Woman, a compelling gallery of women who made their way into a man’s world, shown through group portraits each featuring a lone woman.

Immy Humes est une réalisatrice de documentaires new-yorkaise nominée aux Oscars dont le travail traite des thèmes sociaux et politiques à travers le prisme d’histoires réelles sur des personnes non conventionnelles. En 2022, elle publie The Only Woman, une galerie fascinante de femmes qui ont fait leur chemin dans un monde d’hommes, montrées à travers des portraits de groupe représentant chacun une femme seule.

The book in LIBERATION (Fr) & TRAILBLAZERS (Eng)

Specifications:
Format: Hardback
Size: 150 × 210 mm (5 7/8 × 8 1/4 in)
Pages: 240 pp
Illustrations: 120 illustrations
ISBN: 9781838664206

Discussion with Dr. Ghada Waked

Ghada Waked, with a keen interest in art and photography, holds a degree in Fine Arts, in Photography, as well as master’s degrees in Art History and Economics. Following her PhD thesis, she developed a holistic approach to art, exploring economics, image theory, and urban spaces. Founder of the Beirut Biennial for the Image – BIB, and Albedo creative platform, she blends intellectual rigor with creativity.

Ghada Waked, avec un vif intérêt pour l’art et la photographie, est titulaire d’un diplôme de Beaux-Arts en Photographie, ainsi que de masters en Histoire de l’Art et en Économie. Après sa thèse de doctorat, elle a développé une approche holistique de l’art, explorant l’économie, la théorie de l’image et les espaces urbains. Fondatrice de la Biennale de l’Image de Beyrouth-BIB et d’Albedo Creative Platform, elle allie rigueur intellectuelle et créativité.

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