Andrea Nicholson (University of Nottingham)

Bearing Witness

Contemporary Slave Narratives and the Global Antislavery Movement

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on a comprehensive analysis of over 200 contemporary slave narratives, this study foregrounds survivors' voices, illustrating that an anti-slavery movement that listens to the experiences of enslaved people can lead to important insights and enable the implementation of more effective interventions.

Produktdetails

• Slaveries since Emancipation
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9781316510803
• ISBN-10: 1316510808
• Artikelnr.: 63699579

Autorenporträt

Andrea Nicholson is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations, and a member of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. Her research primarily concerns survivor testimony and the support frameworks in place for survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery. She has previously undertaken research and consultancy for a range of non-governmental and governmental organizations, including the EU Fundamental Rights Agency and the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A narrated self: The contemporary slave narrative genre
2. 'I was free, I still wasn't free': Defining freedom
3. The construction and reconstruction of slave and survivor identities
4. Bearing witness: Trauma in contemporary slave narratives
5. Assuming 'full' freedom: Challenges in recovery
6. Antislavery strategies and the survivor as activist
Conclusion
Appendix: Table of narratives analyzed
Bibliography
Index.