Olaudah Equiano and the Anti-Ethnography of Blackness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6014653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sylviane Ngandu‐kalenga Greensword (0000-0001-7928-1105, Texas Christian University, corresponding author), Sylviane Ngandu-Kalenga Greensword |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 400-408 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humans (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2673-9461 • E-ISSN: 2673-9461 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/humans4040026 |
| OpenAlex | W4405025306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This essay considers the abolitionist narrative, The Life of Olaudah Equiano, through the anthropological lens of ethnography. Equiano’s account, though not without controversy, contributes to the evolution of an African cultural consciousness that would span across multiple continents. In that sense, while this autobiography seems to follow the literary pattern of its contemporary slave narratives, it is also countercultural and qualifies as “anti-ethnography”. The review presented here focuses on two sections of Equiano’s work: (1) the Afrocentric account of Ibo culture and (2) the cultural commentary regarding enslavement in the Americas. For each section, Equiano’s deviation from the traditional slave narrative is highlighted and analyzed
Ethnography · Sociology · Anthropology · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Latin American Cultural Politics · Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |