Mosaic Media, founded in 2001 by Ann Armstrong Scarboro, Ph.D., promotes international and inter-cultural understanding by presenting French Caribbean writers and artists from the African Diaspora along with selections from their works and the historical context of their ideas. We believe that the works of many of these individuals merit much greater attention than they have received to date, both from educators and from the general public. We are persuaded that human beings expand, grow and become more tolerant when they participate in exchanges of cultures. There is no question that today's world cries out for such expansion. Mosaic Media is committed to fostering opportunities at which the African Diaspora and modern society can meet to develop insight and dialog.
Our services include producing documentaries and related teaching materials, connecting individuals from the African Diaspora with interested scholars and organizations, and providing links to other groups with goals similar to our own. Ann Armstrong Scarboro is personally involved in creating and producing these documentaries, and she brings her literary expertise along with her long-term relationships with various writers to her work. The documentaries are illustrated continuously with photographs from the subject's family and travel albums, paintings by French Caribbean and French artists, collections of African baskets and statues, live footage of the subject's homeland, photographs of statues, public squares, buildings, and the subject's creative work. A comprehensive Teacher's Guide accompanies some of the documentaries. To see the product list, or for information about how to order, click here.
Ann Armstrong Scarboro, Ph.D., president of Mosaic Media, is a specialist in French Caribbean, French, and ethnic literatures with over twenty years of experience as a university professor and high school teacher. A member of the African Literature Association, the Association of Caribbean Women Scholars, Women in French, the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, and a participant in the International Conference on Caribbean Literature, Ann has chaired many panels and given numerous papers in her field. Her most important publications include the afterword to the English translation of Maryse Condé's I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, a special issue of The American Book Review on Caribbean literature for which she was guest editor, an article for Callaloo that examines the novels of French Caribbean writers Joseph Zobel, Simone Schwarz-Bart and Daniel Maximin, and analyses of Paule Marshall's novels, Praisesong for the Widow, and The Fisher King.
Ann, in conjunction with Susan Wilcox of Full Duck Productions, has produced seven educational DVDs under the series title, Ethnic Expressions from the Mosaic of the Americas.
• Edwidge Danticat Visits her Haitian Roots
• Aimé Césaire, poète et homme d'Etat
• Aimé Césaire, Poet and Statesman
• Maryse Condé dévoile son coeur
• Maryse Condé Speaks from the Heart
• Raphaël Confiant fait un discours
• French Caribbean Poet, Jocelyn Valverde
• Victor Anicet, Céramiste et artiste martiniquais
To date, Ann and Susan have conducted an interview and gathered material to produce one additional documentary for this series. The tentative title for this forthcoming work is Luc Marlin, Martinican Painter, Teacher and Découpage Artist
Director: Susan Wilcox, M.A., owner of Full Duck Productions, since 1990. A former technical writer as well as a college writing and high school English teacher, Susan is currently producing training videos and documentaries for non-profit businesses, including alternative school programs, amateur music groups, and volunteer outdoor programs restoring public lands.
Photography of Caribbean writers, artists and art on this web site are by Susan Wilcox.
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