{"product_id":"spectres-from-the-past-slavery-and-the-politics-of-history-in-west-african-and-african-american-literature-paperback","title":"Spectres from the Past: Slavery and the Politics of \"History\" in West African and African-American Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePortia Owusu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectres from the Past: The \"History\" of Slavery in West African and African-American Narratives examines the merit of the claim that West African writers, in comparison to African-Americans authors, deliberately expunge the history of slavery from literary narratives. The book explores slavery in contemporary West African and African-American literature by looking at the politics of history and memory. It interrogates notions of History and memory by considering the possibility that shared traumas, such as West African and African-American experiences of slavery, can be remembered and historicised differently, according to critical factors such as socio-economic realities, cultural beliefs and familial traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the book are compelling and new readings of slavery in six literary narratives that draws on cultural philosophies, musicology and linguistics to demonstrate diverse and unusual ways that Black writers in West Africa and North America write about slavery in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortia Owusu is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. Her research interests include history and memory, cultural philosophy and literature and West African and African-American contemporary narratives. She received her PhD in 2017 in Africana Literature at the SOAS, University of London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462287147186,"sku":"9781032239637","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a4ef6c5d4ee8ef9e8a3e6b3f729129ea.webp?v=1778966196","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/spectres-from-the-past-slavery-and-the-politics-of-history-in-west-african-and-african-american-literature-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}