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Black Women and Energies of Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Haitian and American Literature by Mary Grace Albanese (2023, Hardcover)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101009314246
ISBN-139781009314244
eBay Product ID (ePID)20060623758
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlack Women and Energies of Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Haitian and American Literature
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
TopicAmerican / General
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism
AuthorMary Grace Albanese
Book SeriesCambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
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LCCN2023-019024
Dewey Edition23/eng/20230712
Dewey Decimal810.9/928708996
Table Of ContentIntroduction: modulating modernity; 1. Powering the soul: queer energies in Haitian vodou; 2. Marie Laveau's generational arts: healing and midwifery in New Orleans; 3. Freedom's conduit: spiritual justice in 'Theresa, A Haytian Tale'; 4. 'A Wandering Maniac': Sojourner Truth's demonic marronage; 5. Mesmeric revolution: Hopkins's matrilineal Haiti; Coda: effluent futures.
SynopsisBlack Women and Energies of Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Haitian and American Literature intervenes in traditional narratives of 19th-century American modernity by situating Black women at the center of an increasingly connected world. While traditional accounts of modernity have emphasized advancements in communication technologies, animal and fossil fuel extraction, and the rise of urban centers, Mary Grace Albanese proposes that women of African descent combated these often violent regimes through diasporic spiritual beliefs and practices, including spiritual possession, rootwork, midwifery, mesmerism, prophecy, and wandering. It shows how these energetic acts of resistance were carried out on scales large and small: from the constrained corners of the garden plot to the expansive circuits of global migration. By examining the concept of energy from narratives of technological progress, capital accrual and global expansion, this book uncovers new stories that center Black women at the heart of a pulsating, revolutionary world., This book re-evaluates traditional narratives of 19th-century modernity by placing Black women at the center of an increasingly connected world. It redefines energy and modernity by exploring how early Black transnational networks practiced energy across Haiti and the USA.
LC Classification NumberPS153.B53A43 2023
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