213 P -
Memory and Slavery in the Atlantic World
Saturday, June 3, 2017: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
BRESL 203 (Hofstra University)
Chair:
Bayo Holsey, Rutgers University
Session Abstract
This panel focuses on the diverse memories and histories associated with different forms of slavery in the Atlantic World. One study seeks to decode the allegories associated with Jamaica’s Queen Nanny as a means of understanding the role memories of her played in forging modern Jamaican identity. The second study explores the fragmented and incomplete archives of enslaved women’s lives and how this lack of record makes the intimate aspects of their lives -- those concerning love, pleasure, and grief -- enigmatic. The third study traces back in history to a relatively unstudied case of actresses in serf theatre of eighteenth century Russia, offering historical analysis of the realities for actresses in serf theatre not as an isolated case in theatrical or Russian history, but instead as a progenitor to the realities for women in modern film industries, which speaks towards the status belief of the performing woman being an owned woman throughout history. The fourth study examines the poetry and practice of Cristina Ayala and argues that she intervened effectively in the public sphere during the Afro-Cuban struggle for equality, thus becoming a political activist with a well-established reputation across many different audiences.
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