42 pages • 1 hour read
Saidiya HartmanWayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Beyond Literature
1. “Venus in Two Acts” by Saidiya Hartman (2008)
2. Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America by Saidiya Hartman (1997)
3. “Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe: An American Grammar Book” by Hortense Spillers (1987)
4. “How Saidiya Hartman Retells the History of Black Life” by Alexis Okeowo (2020)
5. “An Exhilarating Work of History About Daring Adventures in Love” by Parul Sehgal (2019)
Video & Podcast Resources
1. “Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments” by Saidiya Hartman (2019)
2. “Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician” by American Masters PBS (2020)
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