Infamous bodies : : early Black women's celebrity and the afterlives of rights / / Samantha Pinto.
"Samantha Pinto explores how histories of and the ongoing fame of Phillis Wheatley, Sally Hemings, Sarah Baartman, Mary Seacole, and Sarah Forbes Bonetta generate new ways of imagining black feminist futures."--
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Place / Publishing House: | Durham : : Duke University Press,, 2020. |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 online resource) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Infamous Bodies, Corrective Histories -- 1. FANTASIES OF FREEDOM. Phillis Wheatley and the “Deathless Fame” of Black Feminist Thought -- 2. THE ROMANCE OF CONSENT. Sally Hemings, Black Women’s Sexuality, and the Fundamental Vulnerability of Rights -- 3. VENUS AT WORK. The Contracted Body and Fictions of Sarah Baartman -- 4. CIVIC DESIRE. Mary Seacole’s Adventures in Black Citizenship -- 5. #DEVELOPMENTGOALS. Sovereignty, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, and the Production of the Black Feminist Political Subject -- CONCLUSION. Black Feminist Celebrity and the Political Life of Vulnerability -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | "Samantha Pinto explores how histories of and the ongoing fame of Phillis Wheatley, Sally Hemings, Sarah Baartman, Mary Seacole, and Sarah Forbes Bonetta generate new ways of imagining black feminist futures."-- |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1478093803 1478007834 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Samantha Pinto. |