Kalista Sy

Kalista Sy is a Senegalese screenwriter, notable for writing and producing the TV series Mistress of a Married Man (Maîtresse d'un homme marié, 2016–present), set in Dakar.[1] Episodes air on Marodi TV Sénégal and are also uploaded to YouTube.[2][3]

Professor Marame Gueye wrote of Sy that, "Her female cast does not practice the widely accepted skin bleaching prominently featured in earlier series as the standard of beauty for Senegalese women. More importantly, the series puts women’s experiences at the center of its storyline. Marème and her cohort are ambitious women with jobs and their lives do not center exclusively on their relationships with men."[4] The series' frank discussion of female sexual freedom led to Islamic clerics calling for it to be banned.[5]

In 2019, she was listed among the BBC's 100 Women.[6][7]

References
  1. "Senegal — BLOG". The Kenyan Explorer.
  2. Kimeria, Ciku. "How a Senegalese soap opera went viral across Africa by giving women an authentic voice". Quartz Africa.
  3. Gruber, Lilli (October 24, 2019). Basta!. Solferino. ISBN 9788828203780 – via Google Books.
  4. "Senegal's fear of outspoken women". africasacountry.com.
  5. ""Maîtresse d'un homme marié" : Mame Mactar Guèye porte plainte contre Marodi TV et… | seneweb.com". Audio. December 27, 2019.
  6. FAYE, AYOBA. Maitresse-d-un-homme-marie -Kalista-Sy-parmi-les-100-femmes-les-plus-influentes-au-monde-selon-BBC_a206643.html "La scénariste de " Maîtresse d'un homme marié " Kalista Sy, parmi les 100 femmes les plus influentes au monde, selon BBC" Check |url= value (help). PRESSAFRIK.COM, L'info dans toute sa diversité (Liberté - Professionnalisme - Crédibilité).
  7. "Kalista Sy sur une liste de femmes "les plus influentes en 2019" – StoryBot". storybot.afryk.com.


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