Gendered resistance : women, slavery, and the legacy of Margaret Garner / edited by Mary E. Frederickson, Delores M. Walters ; foreword by Darlene Clark Hine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frederickson, Mary E.

Walters, Delores M.

Series:

New Black Studies

New Black studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Garner, Margaret, 1834-1858--Influence.

Garner, Margaret.

Fugitive slaves--United States--History.

Fugitive slaves.

Government, Resistance to--United States--History.

Government, Resistance to.

Sex crimes.

Slavery in literature.

Enslaved persons--United States--Social conditions.

Enslaved persons.

Enslaved women--Social conditions.

Enslaved women.

Enslaved women--Violence against.

Enslaved women--United States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Inspired by the story of Margaret Garner, who in 1856 slit her daughter's throat rather than have her forced back into slavery, the essays in this collection focus on historical and contemporary examples of resistance, and issues of slavery and freedom from the eighteenth through the twenty-first centuries. The story of Margaret Garner offered the narrative for Toni Morrison's Beloved, the opera Margaret Garner, and much controversy in its time over whether Garner's actions exemplified the evils of the institution of slavery or justified the continued control over African Americans who might perform such an act. Divided into two main sections, the book first addresses the historical and cultural aspects of gendered resistance in the US during the first half of the nineteenth century as enslaved women and men struggled to survive in and escape from a system that thrived on their bondage. In the second half of the volume, the focus turns to contemporary global slavery to examine the psychological consequences of trauma and sexual violence in a number of geographic locations, including Brazil, Yemen, India, and the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Re(dis)covering and Recreating the Cultural Milieu of Margaret Garner

Part I. Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Gendered Resistance / Delores M. Walters

A Mother's Arithmetic : Elizabeth Clark Gaines's Journey from Slavery to Freedom / Mary E. Frederickson

Coerced but Not Subdued : Gendered Resistance of Women Escaping Slavery / Cheryl Janifer La Roche

Secret Weapons : Black Women Insurgents on Abolitionist Battlegrounds / Veta Tucker

Enslaved Women's Resistance and Survival Strategies in Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's "The Slave Mother : A Tale of the Ohio" and Toni Morrison's Beloved and Margaret Garner / Kristine Yohe

Can Quadroon Balls Represent Acquiescence or Resistance? / Diana Williams

Part II. Global Slavery, Healing, and New Visions in the Twenty-First Century

Freedom Just Might Be Possible : Suraj Kali's Moment of Decision / Jolene Smith

Marginality and Allegories of Gendered Resistance : Experiences from Southern Yemen / Huda Seif

Resurrecting Chica da Silva : Gender, Race, and Nation in Brazilian Popular Culture / Raquel L. de Souza

The Psychological Aftereffects of Racialized Sexual Violence / Cathy McDaniels-Wilson

Art and Memory : Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit : A conversation with Carolyn Mazloomi, Nailah Randall Bellinger, Olivia Cousins, S. Pearl Sharp, and Catherine Roma.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 6, 2013).

ISBN:

0-252-09516-2

OCLC:

862809380