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OverviewBlack 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 descent combated these often violent regimes through diasporic spiritual beliefs and practices, including spiritual possession, rootwork, midwifery, mesmerism, prophecy, and wandering. It shows how these energetic acts of resistance were carried out on scales large and small: from the constrained corners of the garden plot to the expansive circuits of global migration. By examining the concept of energy from narratives of technological progress, capital accrual and global expansion, this book uncovers new stories that center Black women at the heart of a pulsating, revolutionary world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Grace Albanese (SUNY Binghamton)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Weight: 0.415kg ISBN: 9781009314244ISBN 10: 1009314246 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 23 November 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMary Grace Albanese is Assistant Professor of English at SUNY Binghamton. She was a 2019-2020 Fellow at the Cornell Society for the Humanities and received her PhD from Columbia University in 2017. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |