ISBN:
9781478009283
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 254 Seiten)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.48/896073
Keywords:
Geschichte
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global)
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African American feminists
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African American women in popular culture
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African American women Legal status, laws, etc
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Fame Social aspects
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Womanism
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Women, Black Legal status, laws, etc
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Women, Black, in popular culture
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Feministin
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Schwarze Frau
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USA
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Biografie
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Biografie
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Biografie
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USA
;
Schwarze Frau
;
Feministin
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
The countless retellings and reimaginings of the private and public lives of Phillis Wheatley, Sally Hemings, Sarah Baartman, Mary Seacole, and Sarah Forbes Bonetta have transformed them into difficult cultural and black feminist icons. In Infamous Bodies Samantha Pinto explores how histories of these black women and their ongoing fame generate new ways of imagining black feminist futures. Drawing on a variety of media, cultural, legal, and critical sources, Pinto shows how key political concepts such as freedom, consent, contract, citizenship, and sovereignty are shaped by the narratives surrounding these eighteenth- and nineteenth-century celebrities. Whether analyzing Wheatley's fame in relation to conceptions of race and freedom, notions of consent in Hemings' relationship with Thomas Jefferson, or Baartman's ability to enter into legal contracts, Pinto reveals the centrality of race, gender, and sexuality in the formation of political rights. In so doing, she contends that feminist theories of black women's vulnerable embodiment can be the starting point for future progressive political projects
DOI:
10.1515/9781478009283
URL:
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URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781478009283
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781478009283
