This thesis examines both historical and fictional representations of interracial relationships in the 18th century. My argument in this project is two-fold. First, I argue that some black women used sexual relationships with white men to gain advantages for themselves and their fellow slaves. Second, I argue that novelists of the time period re-wrote history in an attempt to erase the positive aspects of miscegenation. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2007. / Date of Defense: June 8, 2007. / Miscegenation, Slavery, Caribbean, John Stedman, Mary Prince, Aphra Behn / Includes bibliographical references. / Candace Ward, Professor Directing Thesis; Jerrilyn McGregory, Committee Member; Amit Rai, Committee Member.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168483 |
Contributors | Smith, Katrina Songanett (authoraut), Ward, Candace (professor directing thesis), McGregory, Jerrilyn (committee member), Rai, Amit (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
Publisher | Florida State University |
Source Sets | Florida State University |
Language | English, English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, text |
Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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