Crais

Clifton Crais and Pam Scully

Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus: A Ghost Story and a Biography (Princeton UP, 2009)

“When my writing hit the proverbial brick wall, Emory’s Author Development Program was there to help. For nearly six months, editor Elizabeth Gallu and I shared ideas, discussed writing strategies, and figured out ways to rework a manuscript so that it would appeal to academic and popular audiences. The effort paid off, in spades. Our work helped liberate me from the narrow confines of so much academic writing and challenged me to envision unexpected ways of doing work in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Elizabeth was always there to discuss work and to offer helpful advice. If you are just envisioning a project, or you about to submit a manuscript to a publisher, contact the program and take advantage of this wonderful resource.”

Clifton Crais
Professor of History

Read more this project at Princeton University Press:

“Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day, and also one of the least known. As the Hottentot Venus, she was seen by Westerners as alluring and primitive, a reflection of their fears and suppressed desires. But who was Sara Baartman? Who was the woman who became the Hottentot Venus? Based on research and interviews that span three continents, Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. In doing so, the book raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live between and among different cultures.”

http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8749.html

And in The Emory Report: “Hottentot Venus: Biography Seeks to Document Little Known Life Behind Historic Icon” by Beverly Clark

http://www.emory.edu/home/news/releases/2009/02/hottentot-venus.html