Transatlantic Memories of Slavery Remembering the Past, Changing the Future

Language: English

Published by Cambria Press, 2015

1604979038 / 9781604979039

  • Hardcover
  • New
See all details

Seller: Home-set, Mannheim, GermanyHome-set

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since April 13, 2026

Hardcover

Condition: New

£ 108.37

£ 41.62 shipping 
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.

Quantity: 2 available

Add to basket
Free 30-day returns

Item description from seller

While the memorialization of slavery has generated an impressive number of publications, relatively few studies deal with this subject from a transnational, transdisciplinary and transracial standpoint. As a historical phenomenon that crossed borders and traversed national communities and ethnic groups producing alliances that did not overlap with received identities, slavery as well as its memory call for comparative investigations that may bring to light aspects obscured by the predominant visibility of US-American and British narratives of the past.This study addresses the memory of slavery from a transnational perspective. It brings into dialogue texts and practices from the transatlantic world, offering comparative analyses which interlace the variety of memories emerging in diverse national contexts and fields of study and shed light on the ways local countermemories have interacted with and responded to hegemonic narratives of slavery. The inclusion of Brazil and the French, English, and Spanish Caribbean alongside the United States and Europe, and the variety of investigative approaches-ranging from cinema, popular culture and visual culture studies to anthropology and literary studies-expand the current understanding of the slave past and how it is reimagined today. This fascinating book brings freshness to the topic by considering objects of investigation which have so far remained marginal in the academic debate, such as heroic memorials, civic landscape, white family sagas, Young Adult literature of slavery, Latin American telenovelas and filmic narrations within and beyond Hollywood. What emerges is a multifarious set of memories, which keep changing according to generation, race, gender, nation and political urgency and indicate the advancing of a dynamic, mobilized memorialization of slavery willing to move beyond mourning towards a more militant stand for justice. This is an important book for those interested in African American, American, and Latin American studies and working across literature, cinema, visual arts, and public culture. It will also be useful to public official and civil servants interested in the question of slavery and its present memory. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 586. …

Title
Transatlantic Memories of Slavery Remembering the Past, Changing the Future
Publisher
Cambria Press
Publication year
2015
Condition
Neu
Binding
Gebundene Ausgabe
Language
English
ISBN 10
1604979038
ISBN 13
9781604979039
Item weight
586 grams

Home-set

Mannheim, Germany

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since April 13, 2026

Shipping rates from Germany to U.S.A.

Item10 to 12 business days8 to 10 business days
First item£ 41.62£ 62.56
Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.

Payment methods

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Check

Specialty

Buch

Seller's business information

Home-set

Germany