| Author | : Jenny Sharpe |
| File Size | : 52,5 Mb |
| Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 08 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : 145290507X |
| Pages | : 222 pages |
Download or read online Ghosts of Slavery written by Jenny Sharpe, published by U of Minnesota Press which was released on 2003. Get Ghosts of Slavery Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.
Get BookWhile some scholars imply that only the struggle for freedom was legitimate, Jenny Sharpe complicates the linear narrativeOCofrom slavery to freedom and literacyOCothat emerged from the privileging of autobiographical accounts like that of Frederick Douglass. She challenges a paradigm that equates agency with resistance and self-determination, and introduces new ways
Get BookDownload or read online Ghosts of Slavery written by Jenny Sharpe, published by U of Minnesota Press which was released on 2003. Get Ghosts of Slavery Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.
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