EDITED: Campbell and Elbourne on Sex, Power and Slavery

Gwyn Campbell and Elizabeth Elbourne, eds. Sex, Power, and Slavery. Ohio University Press, 2014. via Ohio University Press: Sexual exploitation was and is a critical feature of enslavement. Across many different societies, slaves were considered to own neither their bodies nor their children, even if many struggled to resist. At the same time, paradoxes abound: … Continue reading EDITED: Campbell and Elbourne on Sex, Power and Slavery

Chivallon, Rodet and Jong on Slavery and Memory in Africa, Caribbean

Volume 197/2010 of Cahiers d'études africaines is a special issue ("Jeux de mémoire") edited by Marie-Aude Fouéré on memory in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.  It includes three pieces that may be of interest: Articles Chivallon, Christine. “Mémoires de l’esclavage à la Martinique. L’explosion mémorielle et la révélation de mémoires anonymes.” Cahiers d’études africaines 197 … Continue reading Chivallon, Rodet and Jong on Slavery and Memory in Africa, Caribbean