Black British Identities after the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Dusseldorf "Heinrich Heine", course: Re-Membering the Transatlantic Slave Trade, language: English, abstract: The colonial period was shaped by a multitude of Black people, who, due to their enslavement, forcibly migrated to Great Britain and in thus contributed to the emergence of the Black British culture. In this colonial era, several slaves composed significant works in which the horrors of slavery were documented and which contributed to the abolition of slavery. Outstanding among these works are Olaudah Equiano's and Mary Prince's autobiographical accounts, which give the reader an authentic insight into the construction of their Black British identities.
Autor: | Lütkenhaus, Hannah |
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EAN: | 9783668118904 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 76 |
Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
Verlag: | GRIN Verlag |
Untertitel: | Magisterarbeit |
Schlagworte: | Sprache: Nachschlagewerke black british identities transatlantic slave trade Black British Transatlantic Trade |
Größe: | 4 × 148 × 210 |
Gewicht: | 124 g |