Hartman, Saidiya

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval

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ISBN 13:: 9780393357622
author:: Hartman, Saidiya
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: WW Norton & Co
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2020
Pages:: 464
Dimensions:: 20.8 x 14 x 2.8 centimetres (0.6
Genre:: Nonfiction, Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
Condition:: New
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Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments In this groundbreaking book, Saidiya Hartman explores the lives of young black women in the early twentieth century, revealing a revolution in black intimate life that transformed everyday life in Philadelphia and New York. Free love, non-traditional relationships, and alternative forms of intimacy emerged as young women sought to live lives that defied the conventions of respectability and the law. Hartman's deeply researched and beautifully written account recovers the radical aspirations and insurgent desires of these women, who refused to accept the limited options available to them. Through a unique blend of history and literary imagination, Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments sheds new light on the experiences of young urban black women who dared to imagine a different kind of life. By examining this pivotal moment in American history, Hartman offers a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the complexities of desire, intimacy, and identity.

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