Harriet Ann Jacobs: Feminism and Literature

• Autor(a) principal: Harden, Alessandra Ramos de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: da Silva, Luciene do Rêgo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista da ANPOLL (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistadaanpoll.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/1062
• topic: Harriet Ann Jacobs; Enslaved Black woman; Black Feminism; Autobiography; Harriet Ann Jacobs; Mulher negra escravizada; Feminismo negro; Autobiografia

This article is an introduction to Incidents in the Life of Slave Girl (1861) by Harriet Ann Jacobs based on on Philippe Lejeune’s concept of autobiography (2008). The article proposes an intersection of this genre with feminist theories, especially black feminism, due to the relevance of the work in Black and Feminist Literature, as well as for the Black and Feminist movements in Brazil. Considering that Jacobs’ autobiographical work portrays the life of a 19th century slave woman in the United States, we argue that Incidents helps us better understand the importance of the voices of enslaved black women in Brazil, which is particularly necessary due to the scarcity of national literary works by such women.