Watching Slavery

Witness Texts and Travel Reports

Author Joe Lockard

How did witnesses of slavery relate their experiences and what effect did their reports have? This book examines travel accounts, fictions, poetry and legal texts to analyze direct and indirect encounters with slavery in the antebellum United States. It discusses the rhetorical politics of British and American, and black and white, observations of slavery. The discussion raises critical questions about the role of witness and its link with political action, both in antebellum and contemporary America.

Bio

Joe Lockard is an associate professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University.

Praise for this book

Joe Lockard has been doing some of the most creative work to be found on the literature and culture of antislavery. 'Watching Slavery' powerfully proves this point.

Marcus Rediker author of "The Slave Ship: A Human History"
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Date published
Publisher
Peter Lang Inc.
ISBN
978-0820495415
Genres
Race and ethnicity, Literature, Humanities, Arts
College or unit
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of English

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