Demonic Grounds
Black Women And The Cartographies Of Struggle
Explores how black women’s geographies are meaningful sites of political opposition
240 Pages, 6 x 9 in
- Paperback
- 9780816647026
- Published: May 3, 2006
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Demonic Grounds
Black Women And The Cartographies Of Struggle
ISBN: 9780816647026
Publication date: May 3rd, 2006
240 Pages
9 x 5
Demonic Grounds moves between past and present, archives and fiction, theory and everyday, to focus on places negotiated by black women during and after the transatlantic slave trade. Specifically, the author addresses the geographic implications of slave auction blocks, Harriet Jacobs’s attic, black Canada and New France, as well as the conceptual spaces of feminism and Sylvia Wynter’s philosophies.
Central to McKittrick’s argument are the ways in which black women are not passive recipients of their surroundings and how a sense of place relates to the struggle against domination. Ultimately, McKittrick argues, these complex black geographies are alterable and may provide the opportunity for social and cultural change.
Katherine McKittrick is assistant professor of women’s studies at Queen’s University.