Frederick Douglass in Context

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-108-47873-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 883 g

Reihe: Literature in Context

Frederick Douglass in Context provides an in-depth introduction to the multifaceted life and times of Frederick Douglass, the nineteenth-century's leading black activist and one of the most celebrated American writers. An international team of scholars sheds new light on the environments and communities that shaped Douglass's career. The book challenges the myth of Douglass as a heroic individualist who towered over family, friends, and colleagues, and reveals instead a man who relied on others and drew strength from a variety of personal and professional relations and networks. This volume offers both a comprehensive representation of Douglass and a series of concentrated studies of specific aspects of his work. It will be a key resource for students, scholars, teachers, and general readers interested in Douglass and his tireless fight for freedom, justice, and equality for all.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roy, Michaël

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Nachschlagewerke

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations; List of contributors; Chronology Maurice S. Lee; List of Abbreviations; Introduction Michaël Roy; Part I. Places; 1. Baltimore Lawrence Jackson; 2. The British Isles Hannah-Rose Murray; 3. Rochester Nancy A. Hewitt; 4. Washington, DC John R. McKivigan; 5. Tour of Europe and Egypt Gary Totten; 6. Haiti Brandon R. Byrd; Part II. Genres; 7. Autobiography Robert S. Levine; 8. Oratory Bjørn F. Stillion Southard; 9. Journalism Benjamin Fagan; 10. Fiction Ivy G. Wilson; 11. Photography Autumn Womack; Part III. Activism; 12. Abolition Kellie Carter Jackson; 13. Temperance Erica L. Ball; 14. Women's rights Hélène Quanquin; 15. The civil war Chandra Manning; 16. Reconstruction and civil rights Douglas R. Egerton; Part IV. Philosophy; 17. Politics Kelvin C. Black; 18. Law Jeannine Marie Delombard; 19. Education Brigitte Fielder; 20. Religion Maurice O. Wallace; 21. Science and technology Eric Herschthal; 22. Environment Tony C. Perry; Part V. Networks; 23. The underground railroad Jesse Olsavsky; 24. Colored conventions Jim Casey; 25. Family Leigh Fought; 26. Correspondence Fionnghuala Sweeney; 27. Intertextuality Julia Lee; Part VI. Afterlifes; 28. Paratexts Howard Rambsy II; 29. Deployments: activism Nele Sawallisch; 30. Deployments: art Janet Neary; 31. Teaching Julie Husband; 32. Bicentennial A. J. Aiséirithe; Further reading; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Roy, Michaël
Michaël Roy is Associate Professor of American Studies at Université Paris Nanterre and a Junior Fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France. His research focuses on early African American print culture and the history of transnational abolitionism. His work has appeared in journals such as Slavery and Abolition, MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States, and Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America.