Reimagining the Middle Passage : Black resistance in literature, television, and song /
Examines contemporary reimaginings of the Middle Passage by Black artists in film, literature and song, arguing that these writers and artists recognize the Middle Passage as a historical and geographical site of trauma but are able to reimagine the Middle Passage in their work in order to resist so...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Columbus :
Ohio State University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Black performance and cultural criticism.
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| Summary: | Examines contemporary reimaginings of the Middle Passage by Black artists in film, literature and song, arguing that these writers and artists recognize the Middle Passage as a historical and geographical site of trauma but are able to reimagine the Middle Passage in their work in order to resist social death. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 180 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814213650 0814213650 9780814254714 0814254713 |