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Publication Date
Summer 2025
Digital Publisher
Digital Commons at St. Mary's University
Collection
McNair Scholars Symposium
Keywords
Race, Anthropology, Maternity, Sociology, Psychology
Description
Separation is the ideal solution for African American women to recover their humanity and build a future in America, according to Toni Morrison's Beloved. African American women assimilating with their White oppressors is not advantageous to their survival, and this is revealed through the extremely different experiences that Baby Suggs, Sethe, Beloved, and Denver have had with Whiteness, experiences that have irrevocably altered their lives and viewpoints. These women understandably harbor a strong hatred for their oppressor and would be unable to foster a coexistence with them, given their suffering after being the victims of sexual assault, lynchings, hard labor, substandard living circumstances, and death regularly. To demonstrate the methodical methods in which women are dehumanized under Whiteness and the reasons for the separation, this essay examines each lady, their most pivotal moment, and their experiences within the book through Agamben's philosophy.
Disciplines
Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Race and Ethnicity | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Women's Studies
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MOV
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Video
Size or Duration
15 minutes 55 seconds
City
San Antonio, Texas
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