articleSoulsMar 14, 2016Closed access

The Belly of the World: A Note on Black Women’s Labors

SHSaidiya Hartman
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Abstract

The slave ship is a womb/abyss. The plantation is the belly of the world. Partus sequitur ventrem—the child follows the belly. The master dreams of future increase. The modern world follows the bel...

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  • Black feminism
  • Sociology
  • Gender studies
  • History
  • Economic history
  • Black women
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Gender equality
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