The Black Border and Fugitive Narration in Black American Literature

Paula von Gleich

book: The Black Border and Fugitive Narration in Black American Literature

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2022

The Black Border and Fugitive Narration in Black American Literature

Paula von Gleich

Volume 4 in the series American Frictions

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110761030

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This book tests the limits of fugitivity as a concept in recent Black feminist and Afro-pessimist thought. It follows the conceptual travels of confinement and flight through three major Black writing traditions in North America from the 1840s to the early 21st century. Cultural analysis is the basic methodological approach and recent concepts of captivity and fugitivity in Afro-pessimist and Black feminist theory form the theoretical framework.

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Paula von Gleich, University of Bremen, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction or Looking for the Fugitive Life in Social Death Open Access Download PDF	1
Part 1. Fugitivity against the Border: Afro-Pessimism, Black Feminist Fugitive Thought, and the Border to Social Death Open Access Download PDF	12
Part 2. Practices of Flight: Captivity and Fugitivity in Black American Literature Open Access Download PDF	64
Fugitive Conclusions or the Inescapability of Captivity, Flight, and Fugitive Narration Open Access Download PDF	248
Works Cited Open Access Download PDF	258
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	286
Index Open Access Download PDF	288

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: African-American Studies Academics, American Studies Academics, Literature researchers
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 301
Keywords: Black American Literature; Fugitive Narration; Borders

eBook

Published: March 7, 2022
ISBN: 9783110761030

Hardcover

Published: March 21, 2022
ISBN: 9783110760590

Paperback

Published: October 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783111358208