Slave narratives have by now become a central form of African American memory. The genre, which is held as the origin of African American autobiography, grew out of the personal accounts by enslaved and formerly enslaved Africans. In the British colonies and later the United States, in Canada and the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries, these “impossible witnesses” (Dwight McBride) were dedicated to the political aim to contribute to the abolition of slavery. Musical practices and oral storytelling provided a further form of resistance to enslavement. Since the mid-20th century, so-called neo-slave narratives delineate the experiences that are absent in the original texts.More recently, films such as "Amistad", "12 Years a Slave" or "Django Unchained" have broadened the interest in the memory and legacy of enslavement, which also more and more museums and monuments are dedicated to.
We read and discuss a selection of original slave narratives simultaneously as a mode of memory, knowledge production and resistance. Moreover, we will look at other genres and forms of representation such as films, music and neo-slave narratives. Students will be introduced to the complex history of enslavement and the conflict-laden discourses over its representation and memory which are key for contextualizing current struggles over representation, reparation and racism.
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23-ANG-M-AngHM3_IAS Media and the Processes of Culture / Los medios y los procesos de la cultura | "Cultural Communication" oder "Mediating Cultures" | Studienleistung
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23-ANG-M-HM4 Hauptmodul 4: Media and the Processes of Culture | HM 4.1 Cultural Communication | Studienleistung
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HM 4.2 Mediating Cultures | Studienleistung
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23-IAS-M-IAS4 North American Literature and the Processes of Culture | Cultural and Literary Contact in the U.S.A. I | Studienleistung
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Cultural and Literary Contact in the U.S.A. II | Studienleistung
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23-IAS-M-IAS6 Advanced Studies of Literatures and Cultures of the Americas / Estudios avanzados de literaturas y culturas de las Américas | NorthAmerican Literatures in Context | Studienleistung
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23-MeWi-HM1 Medien, Sprache und Kultur | Lehrveranstaltung I | benotete Prüfungsleistung
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Lehrveranstaltung II | Studienleistung
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Lehrveranstaltung III | Studienleistung
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Lehrveranstaltung IV | Studienleistung
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