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How does a contemporary society restore to its public memory a momentous event like its own participation in transatlantic slavery? What are the stakes of once more restoring the slave trade to public memory? What can be learned from this history? Elizabeth Kowaleski Wallace explores these questions in her study of depictions and remembrances of British involvement in the slave trade. Skillfully incorporating a range of material, Wallace discusses and analyzes how museum exhibits, novels, television shows, movies, and a play created and produced in Britain from 1990 to 2000 grappled with the subject of slavery.Topics discussed include a walking tour in the former slavetrading port of Bristol; novels by Caryl Phillips and Barry Unsworth; a television adaptation of Jane Austens Mansfield Park; and a revival of Aphra Behns Oroonoko for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In each case, Wallace reveals how these works and performances illuminate and obscure the history of the slave trade and its legacy. While Wallace focuses on Britain, her work also speaks to questions of how the United States and other nations remember inglorious chapters from their past.
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I was really looking forward to this book, but it arrived with a dented cover and some pages were slightly misaligned. The content seems interesting, but the packaging issues really put a damper on my experience. I expected better for the price paid.
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Amara Jones
Important read for understanding history
I picked up 'The British Slave Trade and Public Memory' for my history class, and it was really insightful. The discussions around how public memory is shaped by historical events are crucial for grasping the implications today. Definitely recommend if you're into social history.
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Liam Patel
Good content, but a bit dense
This book has a lot of valuable information about the British slave trade, but I found some sections to be quite dense and hard to digest. It’s an important topic, so I’m glad I read it, but I wish it was a bit more engaging. Still, worth a look for history buffs!
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