This essay examines white genealogies of slavery, with specific reference to the documentary Traces of the Trade, the dispute over the so-called Jefferson-Hemings controversy and the Cuban novel El polvo y el oro. By using a comparative approach, it sheds light on how a white memory of slavery, in family sagas as well as genealogical research, may contribute to the shared civic attempt at coming to terms with one of the original sins of the New World.
"Reimagining Family Trees: White Genealogies and Memories of Slavery in the United States and Cuba"
Elisa Bordin
2015-01-01
Abstract
This essay examines white genealogies of slavery, with specific reference to the documentary Traces of the Trade, the dispute over the so-called Jefferson-Hemings controversy and the Cuban novel El polvo y el oro. By using a comparative approach, it sheds light on how a white memory of slavery, in family sagas as well as genealogical research, may contribute to the shared civic attempt at coming to terms with one of the original sins of the New World.
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
I documenti in ARCA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
