Black Narratives of Slavery : A Very Short Introduction

著者名：Patterson, Robert J.

Oxford University Press（2026/03/24発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9780197678374
• eISBN：9780197678398

Description

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThis Very Short Introduction brings together a wide range of narratives of slavery across a broad historical period to understand how Black people--enslaved and not-enslaved--have experienced and imagined slavery. It also investigates how slavery's long reach and afterlife has continued to shape Black life in the twenty-first century. By giving attention to the narratives produced during the last two hundred plus years, this volume examines American chattel slavery as a specific historical period that legally ended in 1865, and yet recognizes its impacts, effects, and significance as extending into the twenty-first century. Slave narratives tie the life of slavery its abolition with its afterlife and the reconfigurations that followed--Black Codes, Jim Crow segregation, and many other forms of disenfranchisement. Robert J. Patterson examines so-called "traditional" slave narratives alongside writings from non-enslaved Black people in the nineteenth century, the imaginative works of twentieth century fiction, and twenty-first century cinema to create a compelling and informative introduction to the long historical arc of slavery woven into the cultural and political fabric of America. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Narratives of Slavery and Black Cultural ProductionChapter One. Written by Themselves: Autobiographical Narratives of SlaveryChapter Two. Not Written by Themselves: Oral Yet Recorded Narratives of SlaveryChapter Three. Slavery Remade: Jim Crow Narratives of SlaveryChapter Four. Freedoms on their Minds: Post Civil Rights Narratives of SlaveryChapter Five. Black Interiority Visualized: Cinematic Narratives of SlaveryEpilogueReferencesFurther readingIndex