Title Black women and energies of resistance in nineteenth-century Haitian and American literature / Mary Grace Albanese

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 ©2024

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Description 1 online resource (x, 193 pages) : illustrations Series Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 193 Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 193. Contents Introduction: Modulating modernity -- Powering the soul: queer energies in Haitian Vodou -- Marie Laveau's generational arts: healing and midwifery in New Orleans -- Freedom's conduit: spiritual justice in "Theresa, a Haytian tale" -- "A wandering maniac": Sojourner Truth's demonic marronage -- Mesmeric revolution: Hopkins's matrilineal Haiti -- Coda: Effluent futures Summary "This book re-evaluates traditional narratives of 19th-century modernity by placing Black women at the center of an increasingly connected world. It redefines energy and modernity by exploring how early Black transnational networks practiced energy across Haiti and the USA"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 22, 2023) Subject American literature -- Black authors -- History and criticism American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism American literature -- Haitian American authors -- History and criticism American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Force and energy in literature Women, Black, in literature. Spirituality in literature. American literature American literature -- Haitian American authors American literature -- Women authors Spirituality in literature Women, Black, in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism Literary criticism. Critiques littéraires. Form Electronic book LC no. 2023019025 ISBN 9781009314268 1009314262

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