Afrodiasporic Forms : Slavery in Literature and Culture of the African Diaspora.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennon, Raquel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery in literature.

African diaspora.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Afrodiasporic Forms

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : LSU Press, 2022.

Summary:

This scholarly work by Raquel Kennon explores the representation of slavery in literature and culture within the African diaspora. The book examines various forms of artistic expression, including literature, poetry, and media, to uncover how the legacy of slavery influences contemporary cultural narratives. Kennon delves into themes of resistance, memory, and identity, analyzing works from diverse sources such as Brazilian literature and African American poetry. The book aims to provide readers with a deeper understanding of the complexities of Afrodiasporic forms and the enduring impact of slavery. It is intended for an academic audience interested in African diaspora studies, literary criticism, and cultural history. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION. Traveling Through Fog: Slavery’s Memorial Expressions in the Black World

1 White Skin, Black Slavery: Bernardo Guimarães’s A Escrava Isaura and the Global Telenovela

2 Subtle Resistance: On Sugar and the Mammy Figure in Kara Walker’s A Subtlety and Sherley Anne Williams’s Dessa Rose

3 Black Flesh After Flame: Lynching, Resistance, and the Legacy of Slavery in the Poetry of Jean Toomer and Robert Hayden

4 Os Laços de Lembrança e Esquecimento: Reading Pelourinho, Castro Alves’s “O navio negreiro,” Carolina Maria de Jesus’s Quarto de Despejo, and Postslavery Brazilian Literature

5 Azúcar, (Auto)biografía, and Absence: Juan Francisco Manzano, Esteban Montejo, and the Cuban Poetics of Slavery

EPILOGUE. A Gate of Return: Toward an Infinite Sum of Afrodiasporic Forms

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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ISBN:

9780807177648

0807177644

OCLC:

1334009995