Demonic Grounds Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle

Name: Demonic Grounds Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle
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ISBN: 9780816647026

ISBN-10: 081664702X

ISBN-13: 9780816647026

Edition: 2006

Authors: Katherine McKittrick

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IIn a long overdue contribution to geography and social theory, Katherine McKittrick offers a new and powerful interpretation of black womenrsquo;s geographic thought. In Canada, the Caribbean, and the United States, black women inhabit diasporic locations marked by the legacy of violence and slavery. Analyzing diverse literatures and material geographies, McKittrick reveals how human geographies are a result of racialized connections, and how spaces that are fraught with limitation are underacknowledged but meaningful sites of political opposition. Demonic Groundsmoves between past and present, archives and fiction, theory and everyday, to focus on places negotiated by black women during…

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List price: $25.50
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 5/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.85" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Introduction: Geographic Stories



I Lost an Arm on My Last Trip Home: Black Geographies



The Last Place They Thought Of: Black Women's Geographies



The Authenticity of This Story Has Not Been Documented: Auction Blocks



Nothing's Shocking: Black Canada



Demonic Grounds: Sylvia Wynter


Conclusion: Stay Human


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index