Female and Unfree in America: Captivity and Slave Narratives
Abstract
This study analyses two seminal American memoirs that depict female captivity: A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (1682) by Mary Rowlandson and Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861). My aim is to discuss, using the tools of Critical Race Theory, the intersections of gender and race, focusing on how the two women’s femininity, as well as their individuality, is linked to Christianity and motherhood.
Language: English
Page range: 22 - 30
Published on: Jan 5, 2021
Published by: West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year
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