DeLombard, Jeannine

Assistant Professor
English/ Drama
Research & Expertise Keywords: 
slavery; early American literature and culture; African-American literature and culture; U.S. law and culture

Full Research Description:
"Slavery on Trial: Law, Print, and Abolitionism" (University of North Carolina Press, forthcoming 2006) is the first of two companion volumes on narratives of race and justice in pre-1900 America. I am currently conducting research for the second book, "Last & Dying Words: Black Atlantic Gallows Literature".