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

By: Clifton, Jonathan (Lecturer in business communication) [author.]Contributor(s): Mieroop, Dorien Van De [author.]Series: Studies in narrative ; 22Publisher: Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789027267108 (pdf)Subject(s): Slave narratives -- United States | Slaves -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Master narratives, identities, and the stories of former slavesDDC classification: 306.362092 LOC classification: E444
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-à-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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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-à-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.

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