Suzette A Spencer
Biographic Data
| ID | 810040 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzette A Spencer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzette A |
| FAMILY NAME | Spencer |
| SIGNATURE | SPENCER S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Spencer Foundation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Omnipresent Negation
Omnipresent Negation:Hottentot Venus and Africa Rising Carlos A. Miranda (bio) and Suzette A. Spencer (bio) —Just because I consent to this life doesn't mean I choose it, she had said in Dutch. —I beg your pardon? —Just because I consent to this life doesn't mean I choose it, she had said in her broken English. —Barbara Chase-Riboud, Hottentot Venus Introduction The life and times of the "Hottentot Venus," also known as "Sarah Baartman" and "Saar…
On Her Own Terms
On Her Own Terms:An Interview with Barbara Chase-Riboud Suzette A. Spencer (bio) This interview took place in January 2006, at Barbara Chase-Riboud's home in Paris, France. Follow-ups were conducted via email. SPENCER: Would you tell us about your background? CHASE-RIBOUD: I'll tell you an anecdote that I begin with. I really can't tell you why I do the things I do or why I've had these two careers. I have to tell you that the literary career cam…
Abrading Boundaries
Abrading BoundariesReconsidering Barbara Chase-Riboud's Sculpture, Fiction, and Poetry Suzette A. Spencer (bio) and Carlos A. Miranda (bio) Edgy, epic, oft-times controversial, always boundary-crossing—Barbara Chase-Riboud has attracted international attention as a sculptor, novelist, and poet for the past fifty years. This issue of Callaloo features creative work by Chase-Riboud alongside critical engagements with her creative writing, poetry, a…
"All This "Talk of Slavery
All This "Talk of Slavery" Suzette A. Spencer (bio) Hartman, Saidiya V. Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route. New York: Farrar, 2007. At a moment when several countries are commemorating the bicentenary of Britain's abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, Saidiya Hartman has published Lose Your Mother, an unforgettable book that's bound to keep people on both sides of the Atlantic talking for a very long time about slave…
An International Fugitive
Virginia slave Henry Brown's 1849 escape from slavery in a box makes him on of the most memorable fugitives in American history. Many have marveled over his escape ruse as a testament to his determination to break the bonds of American slavery. Brown's antislavery tours in America and England dramatizing his escape and exhibiting a panorama of slavery further established him as an inventive showman. This essay suggests that as we think the proble…
Omnipresent Negation
Omnipresent Negation:Hottentot Venus and Africa Rising Carlos A. Miranda (bio) and Suzette A. Spencer (bio) —Just because I consent to this life doesn't mean I choose it, she had said in Dutch. —I beg your pardon? —Just because I consent to this life doesn't mean I choose it, she had said in her broken English. —Barbara Chase-Riboud, Hottentot Venus Introduction The life and times of the "Hottentot Venus," also known as "Sarah Baartman" and "Saar…
An International Fugitive
Virginia slave Henry Brown's 1849 escape from slavery in a box makes him on of the most memorable fugitives in American history. Many have marveled over his escape ruse as a testament to his determination to break the bonds of American slavery. Brown's antislavery tours in America and England dramatizing his escape and exhibiting a panorama of slavery further established him as an inventive showman. This essay suggests that as we think the proble…
An International Fugitive
Virginia slave Henry Brown's 1849 escape from slavery in a box makes him on of the most memorable fugitives in American history. Many have marveled over his escape ruse as a testament to his determination to break the bonds of American slavery. Brown's antislavery tours in America and England dramatizing his escape and exhibiting a panorama of slavery further established him as an inventive showman. This essay suggests that as we think the proble…
"All This "Talk of Slavery
All This "Talk of Slavery" Suzette A. Spencer (bio) Hartman, Saidiya V. Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route. New York: Farrar, 2007. At a moment when several countries are commemorating the bicentenary of Britain's abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, Saidiya Hartman has published Lose Your Mother, an unforgettable book that's bound to keep people on both sides of the Atlantic talking for a very long time about slave…
Omnipresent Negation
Omnipresent Negation:Hottentot Venus and Africa Rising Carlos A. Miranda (bio) and Suzette A. Spencer (bio) —Just because I consent to this life doesn't mean I choose it, she had said in Dutch. —I beg your pardon? —Just because I consent to this life doesn't mean I choose it, she had said in her broken English. —Barbara Chase-Riboud, Hottentot Venus Introduction The life and times of the "Hottentot Venus," also known as "Sarah Baartman" and "Saar…
On Her Own Terms
On Her Own Terms:An Interview with Barbara Chase-Riboud Suzette A. Spencer (bio) This interview took place in January 2006, at Barbara Chase-Riboud's home in Paris, France. Follow-ups were conducted via email. SPENCER: Would you tell us about your background? CHASE-RIBOUD: I'll tell you an anecdote that I begin with. I really can't tell you why I do the things I do or why I've had these two careers. I have to tell you that the literary career cam…
Abrading Boundaries
Abrading BoundariesReconsidering Barbara Chase-Riboud's Sculpture, Fiction, and Poetry Suzette A. Spencer (bio) and Carlos A. Miranda (bio) Edgy, epic, oft-times controversial, always boundary-crossing—Barbara Chase-Riboud has attracted international attention as a sculptor, novelist, and poet for the past fifty years. This issue of Callaloo features creative work by Chase-Riboud alongside critical engagements with her creative writing, poetry, a…
History (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (2 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works)