{"id":11808,"date":"2020-02-28T12:40:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T17:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=11808"},"modified":"2021-10-06T12:45:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:45:58","slug":"exploring-slavery-in-antebellum-america-through-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/exploring-slavery-in-antebellum-america-through-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Slavery in Antebellum America through Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of &#8220;Faculty in Focus,&#8221; Dr. Holly Karapetkova (Professor, Literature &amp; Languages) focuses on her current poetry manuscript project, Planter&#8217;s Wife, which uses primary source documents and historical research to explore slavery in antebellum America through the voices of plantation mistresses.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Karapetkova also explains why it&#8217;s important to write about slavery in the 21st century, and how creative writing and history can allow us to come to terms with the past and present.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-wrapper hs-responsive-embed\">\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-inner-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"hs-responsive-embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EHlFMJak_q4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-service=\"youtube\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We hope you enjoyed our conversation. 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