Representations of Slave Women in Discourses on Slavery and Abolition, 1780–1838
Nonfiction, History, Modern
| Author: | Henrice Altink | ISBN: | 9781134268696 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 22, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Henrice Altink |
| ISBN: | 9781134268696 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 22, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book analyzes textual representations of Jamaican slave women in three contexts--motherhood, intimate relationships, and work--in both pro- and antislavery writings. Altink examines how British abolitionists and pro-slavery activists represented the slave women to their audiences and explains not only the purposes that these representations served, but also their effects on slave women’s lives.
This book analyzes textual representations of Jamaican slave women in three contexts--motherhood, intimate relationships, and work--in both pro- and antislavery writings. Altink examines how British abolitionists and pro-slavery activists represented the slave women to their audiences and explains not only the purposes that these representations served, but also their effects on slave women’s lives.
