Freedom narratives of African American women : a study of 19th century writings / Janaka Bowman Lewis.
2017
PS153.N5 L457 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
Freedom narratives of African American women : a study of 19th century writings / Janaka Bowman Lewis.
ISBN
9781476667782 (paperback)
1476667780 (paperback)
9781476630366 (electronic book)
1476667780 (paperback)
9781476630366 (electronic book)
Published
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Language
English
Description
v, 176 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
PS153.N5 L457 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
810.9/928708996073
Summary
"Stories of liberation from enslavement or oppression have become central to African American women's literature. An examination of the collective free identity of black women and their relationships to the community focuses on education, individual progress, marriage and family, labor, intellectual commitments and community rebuilding projects"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction : black women and the materiality of freedom
Women writing black : literary glimpses into African American history
Moving free : black women's bodies and freedom
Elizabeth Keckley and freedom's labor
"Fiction"ing freedom : Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novelistic tradition
Reflections on freedom, or freedom retold
Epilogue : freedom's promise : coming of age narratives in African America.
Women writing black : literary glimpses into African American history
Moving free : black women's bodies and freedom
Elizabeth Keckley and freedom's labor
"Fiction"ing freedom : Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novelistic tradition
Reflections on freedom, or freedom retold
Epilogue : freedom's promise : coming of age narratives in African America.