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The Morphology of Marronage

Wright, Willie Jamaal·2020·Annals of the American Association of Geographers
DOI 10.1080/24694452.2019.1664890
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A number of texts have addressed desires for and iterations of freedom throughout the Black diaspora. Although conceptualizations of freedom are often employed and interrogated in critical scholarship, less attention is given to the landscapes onto which politics are performed. This article draws from scholarship in Black and Ethnic Studies along with Geography to argue that the ability of select fugitive groups to obtain forms of spatial autonomy is reliant on their ability to seek, find, and settle within difficult and seemingly uninhabitable landscapes. Using marronage as a conceptual tool, I posit that quests for freedom through fugitivity have often relied on the topographic and geomorphologic traits of natural environments. To illustrate marronage as a landscape of political possibility, I close with examples from the United States, Mexico, and Vietnam to demonstrate how across time and space, devalued landscapes have serviced subterfuge and provided sustenance for long-suffering communities. Key Words: geomorphology, landscape, marronage, uneven geographical development, value.

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Authors
Wright, W. J.
Affiliations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author
Wright, Willie Jamaal
Venue
Annals of the American Association of Geographers
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2019-10-22
Volume
110
Issue
4
Pages
1134-1149
ISSN
  • 2469-4452 (ISSN-L)
  • 2469-4460
DOI
10.1080/24694452.2019.1664890
OpenAlex
W2982149157
Cited by
199
References
143
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 6
FWCI
155.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annals of the American Association of Geographers (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Spatial and Cultural Studies
Keywords
marronage, fugitivity, Black diaspora, freedom, landscape, geomorphology, spatial autonomy, uneven geographical development, values, Black communities, United States, Mexico, Vietnam

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