Ford, Sarah Gilbreath

Haunted Property: Slavery and the Gothic

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ISBN 13:
9781496829702
author:
Ford, Sarah Gilbreath
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
University Press of Mississippi
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
248
Dimensions:
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 centimeters (0
Genre:
Nonfiction, Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£24.83

Description

The definition of people as property at the heart of America's slave system is a stark contrast to the American dream. In "Haunted Property: Slavery and the Gothic", Sarah Gilbreath Ford explores how writers use gothic tools to portray the horrors of slavery. Ford argues that the definition of people as property is the central impetus for haunting in works of literature, allowing the perpetration of other terrors such as racial injustice and destruction of black personhood. Through examining works by various authors, including Harriet Jacobs, Hannah Crafts, Mark Twain, Herman Melville, Sherley Anne Williams, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler, and Natasha Trethewey, Ford reveals how the gothic can be used to combat legal possession with spectral possession. By reimagining the southern gothic, Ford sheds new light on the role of property in the perpetuation of racial injustice. This book is a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection of literature and history.

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