Born to Be Sold: Martha Rosler Reads the Strange Case of Baby S/M (1988)

Born to Be Sold: Martha Rosler Reads the Strange Case of Baby S/M

1988

Synopsis

Watch eagle-eye video and performance artist Martha Rosler tackle the case of surrogate mother Mary Beth Whitehead as represented by the main-stream media. This tape uncovers the class and gender bias of the media coverage and the courts. X-tra inventive graphics and kooky dress-up illustrate Rosler's insightful analysis of the court battle, waged within the tricky issue of contemporary reproductive control in America. Fun for the whole family!!!

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