Infamous bodies : early Black women's celebrity and the afterlives of rights / Samantha Pinto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pinto, Samantha, author.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.

Wheatley, Phillis.

Hemings, Sally.

Baartman, Sarah.

Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881.

Seacole, Mary.

Bonetta, Sarah Forbes, 1843?-1880.

Bonetta, Sarah Forbes.

Women, Black, in popular culture.

African American women in popular culture.

Women, Black--Legal status, laws, etc.

Women, Black.

African American women--Legal status, laws, etc.

African American women.

African American feminists.

Womanism.

Fame--Social aspects.

Fame.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 254 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

"Samantha Pinto explores how histories of and the ongoing fame of Phillis Wheatley, Sally Hemings, Sarah Baartman, Mary Seacole, and Sarah Forbes Bonetta generate new ways of imagining black feminist futures."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Fantasies of Freedom: Phillis Wheatley and the "Deathless Fame" of Black Feminist Thought p. 31

2 The Romance of Consent: Sally Hemings, Black Women's Sexuality, and the Fundamental Vulnerability of Rights p. 65

3 Venus at Work: The Contracted Body and Fictions of Sarah Baartman p. 105

4 Civic Desire: Mary Seacole's Adventures in Black Citizenship p. 139

5 #Developmentgoals: Sovereignty, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, and the Production of the Black Feminist Political Subject p. 173.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Pinto, Samantha. Infamous bodies.

ISBN:

9781478009283

1478009284

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.