Embodying American Slavery in Contemporary Culture

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© 2009 by Lisa Woolfork All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Woolfork, Lisa Embodying American slavery in contemporary culture / Lisa Woolfork. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03390-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Slavery—Social aspects—United States. 2. Slavery— United States—Psychological aspects. 3. Psychic trauma— Social aspects—United States. 4. Popular culture—United States. 5. Body, Human, in popular culture. 6. Slavery in literature. 7. Slavery in motion pictures. 8. Historical reenactments—United States. 9. United States—Intellectual life. 10. United States—Social conditions—1980– I. Title. e441.w89   2008 306.3'62—dc22   2008019217 To Ianthia Woolfork and Nellie McKay with eternal thanks for everything ...