Black 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 adva...

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Main Author:	Albanese, Mary Grace 1986- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2023
Series:	Cambridge studies in American literature and culture 193
Subjects:	American literature / Black authors / History and criticism American literature / Women authors / History and criticism American literature / Haitian American authors / History and criticism American literature / 19th century / History and criticism Force and energy in literature Women, Black, in literature Spirituality in literature
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	Black 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
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (x, 193 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781009314268
DOI:	10.1017/9781009314268