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Although literary critics have argued that the American gothic is driven by the nation's history of racial injustice, what is missing in this critical conversation is the key role of property. Ford argues that out of all of slavery's perils, the definition of people as property is the central impetus for haunting because it allows the perpetration of all other terrors. Property becomes the engine for the white accumulation of wealth and power fueled by the destruction of black personhood.
Specters often linger, however, to claim title, and Ford argues that haunting can be a bid for property ownership. Through examining works by 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 writers can use the gothic to combat legal possession with spectral possession.
Although literary critics have argued that the American gothic is driven by the nation's history of racial injustice, what is missing in this critical conversation is the key role of property. Ford argues that out of all of slavery's perils, the definition of people as property is the central impetus for haunting because it allows the perpetration of all other terrors. Property becomes the engine for the white accumulation of wealth and power fueled by the destruction of black personhood.
Specters often linger, however, to claim title, and Ford argues that haunting can be a bid for property ownership. Through examining works by 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 writers can use the gothic to combat legal possession with spectral possession.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 248 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781496829702 |
| ISBN-10: | 1496829700 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Ford, Sarah Gilbreath |
| Hersteller: | University Press of Mississippi |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Sarah Gilbreath Ford |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.08.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,408 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 248 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781496829702 |
| ISBN-10: | 1496829700 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Ford, Sarah Gilbreath |
| Hersteller: | University Press of Mississippi |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Sarah Gilbreath Ford |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.08.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,408 kg |
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