"As a historical legacy, and in the present, servitude remains an
ideal macrocosm for examining the racial and class stratification
that built this country. Margaret Jordan's brilliant analysis of
fictional representations of servitude in the US reminds us of the
extent to which the reproduction of the American family, community,
and nation has been accomplished through racialized human
interactions. Servitude continues today as racialized occupations
built on the blood, sweat and tears of the working poor, many of
whom are immigrants. "African American Servitude and Historical
Imaginings" challenges current scholarship on the commodification
of care work and material consumption that rely solely on gendered
metaphors for serving and being served. Without understanding the
legacy of Black servitude as America's racialized past, we cannot
begin to illuminate the significance that race continues to play in
our daily lives and most intimate spaces."--Mary Romero, author of
"Maid in USA""Where does the truth lie? Does the truth lie? Can
history tell the truth? Is the truth of history best served by
fiction? Dr. Margaret Jordan boldly probes into the heart of
woefully neglected considerations of power, color, caste, work, and
guilt in A"frican American Servitude and Historical Imaginings.
"Examining four American novelists' tales of master/servant
relationships Jordan's perceptive examination, at long last,
provides a proper place for vital discussions about the role of the
help."--Bill Harris, author of "Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil"
and "Yardbird Suite: Side One: A Biopoem on Charlie Parker""In
"African American Servitude" Dr. Jordan shines clear light on the
inclination of some writersto project and sustain damaging
stereotypes. We see the all too familiar happy mammy, the wanton
Jezebel, the ne'er-do-well lazy Willie shuckin' and jivin', the
dangerous brute. We see resistance to accounting for and reckoning
with the mothers, lovers, citizens, fathers, and builders living in
full color beneath those encrusted, enforced, fradulent false faces
masked by servitude. But Dr. Jordan also powerfully reveals that in
the hands of some writers, such as Doctorow and Morrison, these
'dumb' not-quite-'people' turn out to be landmines for the national
psyche. Beyond the book pages, and the writers' imaginings, we are
forced to consider a society in denial."--Ron Milner, author of
"Who's Got His Own" and "What the Wine Sellers Buy"
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