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Author:

Clifton, Jonathan (Lecturer in business communication), author.

Title:

Master narratives, identities, and the stories of former slaves / Jonathan Clifton, University of Valenciennes, Dorien Van De Mieroop, University of Leuven.

Publisher:

John Benjamins Publishing Company,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

viii, 229 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Slave narratives--United States.
Slaves--United States--Social conditions--19th century.

Other Authors:

Mieroop, Dorien Van De, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: identity, narrative and context -- The slave narratives: a historical background -- Narratives and the historical context of the interview: heroes and villains in narratives of law and order -- Different "slave-as-animal"-identities vis-a-vis different "historical" and current dominant discourses -- The white supremacy master narrative as an oeuvre civilisatrice: navigating identities along the sameness-difference dimension -- An emic view on intertwined counter- and master-narratives of race, obedience, and religion -- Remembering and forgetting: master narratives and memories of violence -- Truth, falsehood, and master narratives: the case of Charlie Smith and the fritter tree -- Conclusions.

Series:

Studies in narrative ; volume 22

ISBN:

9789027267108
9027267103
9027249350 (hb : alk. paper)
9789027249357 (hb : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)936344814

LCCN:

2016004381

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)