Black Women and Energies of Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Haitian and American Literature

by Mary Grace Albanese

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009314246
• ISBN13: 9781009314244
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"