Representing mixed race in Jamaica and England from the abolition era to the present

Publication Data

• Title Representing mixed race in Jamaica and England from the abolition era to the present
• Author Sara Salih
• Publisher Routledge
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location London
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: the mulatto in law and literature
Pre-emancipation stories of race: Marly and the woman of colour
Legitimacy, illegitimacy and citizenship in the nineteenth century: Dinah Craik's Olive and Richard Hill's Lights and shadows
Mulattos in the contact zone: Mary Seacole and Ozias Midwinter
Coda: modern mulattos: Mona Lisa and The crying game.

Topics

• Racially mixed people in literature
• Jamaican literature :: History and criticism
• English literature :: 19th century :: History and criticism
• Race in literature
• Racially mixed people :: Race identity
• Racially mixed people :: Legal status, laws, etc.
• Racially mixed people in motion pictures

Representing mixed race in Jamaica and England from the abolition era to the present by Sara Salih. ISBN 9780203843499. Published by Routledge in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.