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"Veil Walking": Assertions of Bodily Autonomy and Black Mothering as Forms of Agency in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing
Shrayer, Stefany Shrayer, Stefany
Shrayer, Stefany
Shrayer, Stefany
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Abstract
Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing addresses the legacy of colonialism by outlining the race-based discrimination embedded in ideological, legal, economic, and social structures for both Ghana and the US. In this thesis, I explore the ways in which characters reclaim agency despite these oppressive structures through bodily autonomy, sexual freedom, Black mothering, and othermothering. Rather than focusing on the victimization of the Black community, my thesis focuses on collective resistance against injustice that results in improved conditions.
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"Veil Walking": Assertions of Bodily Autonomy and Black Mothering as Forms of Agency in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing
Date
2025-08-01
Subject
Postcolonialism
Neocolonialism
Neoslavery
Feminist mothering
African diasporic studies
Neocolonialism
Neoslavery
Feminist mothering
African diasporic studies
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Abstract
Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing addresses the legacy of colonialism by outlining the race-based discrimination embedded in ideological, legal, economic, and social structures for both Ghana and the US. In this thesis, I explore the ways in which characters reclaim agency despite these oppressive structures through bodily autonomy, sexual freedom, Black mothering, and othermothering. Rather than focusing on the victimization of the Black community, my thesis focuses on collective resistance against injustice that results in improved conditions.
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English
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Master of Arts (MA)