Afterimages of Slavery - Essays on Appearances in Recent American Films, Literature, Television and Other Media (Paperback)

Since the election of President Barack Obama, many pundits have declared that we are living in a ""post-racial America,"" a culture where the legacy of slavery has been erased. The essays in this collection, however, point to a resurgence of the theme of slavery in American cultural artifacts from the late twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Ranging from disciplines as diverse as African American studies, film and television, architectural studies, and science fiction, the pieces provide a provocative look into how and why slavery continues to recur as a trope in American popular culture. By exploring how authors, filmmakers, historians, and others engage and challenge the narrative of American slavery, this volume invites further study of slavery in its contemporary forms of human trafficking and forced labor and challenges the misconception that slavery is an event of the past.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	July 2012
Editors:	Marlene D Allen • Seretha D Williams
Dimensions:	230 x 165 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-6464-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-6464-X
Barcode:	9780786464647

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