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Contesting Postfeminism: Feminist Address and Relational Politics in Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

The article explores questions about postfeminism via the notion of feminist address and concept of relational politics in Harriet Jacob's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." It discusses the relational paradigm on subjectivity, agency and politics, as well as the feminist narrative forms that...

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Published in:Women's Studies Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 432 - 456
Main Author: Siddiqa, Ayesha
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2024
Subjects:
Incidents in the Life of a Girl (Book)
Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897
Postfeminism
Feminist theory
Narration
Subjectivity
Enslaved persons
Home (The concept)
21st century (Literary period)
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Summary:The article explores questions about postfeminism via the notion of feminist address and concept of relational politics in Harriet Jacob's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." It discusses the relational paradigm on subjectivity, agency and politics, as well as the feminist narrative forms that signify how women as a political class of feminist critical subjects. It explores the novel's slave narrative or sentimental genre, trials of girlhood, and treatment of the metaphor of home.