Title Spectres from the Past : Slavery and the Literary Imagination in West African and African-American Literature

Published New York : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (149 pages) Series Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture Ser Routledge research in American literature and culture. Summary Spectres from the Past: The "History" of Slavery in West African and African-American Narratives examines the merit of the claim that West African writers, in comparison to African-Americans authors, deliberately expunge the history of slavery from literary narratives. The book explores slavery in contemporary West African and African-American literature by looking at the politics of history and memory. It interrogates notions of History and memory by considering the possibility that shared traumas, such as West African and African-American experiences of slavery, can be remembered and historicised differently, according to critical factors such as socio-economic realities, cultural beliefs and familial traditions. At the heart of the book are compelling and new readings of slavery in six literary narratives that draws on cultural philosophies, musicology and linguistics to demonstrate diverse and unusual ways that Black writers in West Africa and North America write about slavery in literature Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Portia Owusu is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Texas A & M University. Her research interests include history and memory, cultural philosophy and literature and West African and African-American contemporary narratives. She received her PhD in 2017 in Africana Literature at the SOAS, University of London Print version record Subject West African literature (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism West African literature (English) -- 21st century -- History and criticism American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism American literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism Slavery in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- African-American. LITERARY CRITICISM -- African. American literature American literature -- African American authors Slavery in literature West African literature (English) Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781000766226 1000766225 9780367819880 0367819880 9781000766547 1000766543 9781000766387 1000766381

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