Cultural Trauma: Slavery and the Formation of African American Identity

Cambridge Cultural Social Studies

by Ron Eyerman

This book explores the formation of the African-American identity through the theory of cultural trauma. The trauma in question is slavery, not as an institution or as personal experience, but as collective memory--a pervasive remembrance that grounded a people's sense of itself. Ron Eyerman offers insights into the intellectual and generational conflicts of identity-formation which have a truly universal significance, and provides a new and compelling account of the birth of African-American identity.

Genres: History, African American, Nonfiction, Race

316 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Marilena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very serious analysis of slavery refering to trauma, history events and fight for rights.
All concepts are applied on slavery in the US. Key-figures are mentioned and also lots of books that treated this matter.