Shakespeare''s White Others

Exploring the racially white 'others' whom Shakespeare illustrates in characters like Hamlet, Antony and the Macbeths - figures who are never quite 'white enough' - this urgent, compelling work shows how such racial categorisation begets anti-Blackness and sustains white supremacy. An essential contribution to Shakespeare and critical race studies.

List of contents

Introduction: Negotiating whiteness; 1. Somatic similarity; 2. Engendering the fall of white masculinity in Hamlet; 3. On the other hand; 4. 'Hear me, see me'; Conclusion: Artifactually.

About the author

David Sterling Brown is Associate Professor of English at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, and a member of the Curatorial Team for The Racial Imaginary Institute, founded by Claudia Rankine. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society fellowship and the Shakespeare Association of America's Publics Award. Additionally, he is an Executive Board member of the Race Before Race conference series and he serves as dramaturg for the Untitled Othello Project, an ensemble that is reconceptualising how theatre practitioners engage with Shakespeare's work. His research, teaching and public speaking interests include African-American literature, drama, mental health, gender, performance, sexuality and the family. Learn more at www.DavidSterlingBrown.com.

Summary

Exploring the racially white 'others' whom Shakespeare illustrates in characters like Hamlet, Antony and the Macbeths – figures who are never quite 'white enough' – this urgent, compelling work shows how such racial categorisation begets anti-Blackness and sustains white supremacy. An essential contribution to Shakespeare and critical race studies.

Product details

• Authors: David Sterling Brown, David Sterling (Trinity College Brown, David Sterling Brown, David (Trinity College Sterling Brown
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.08.2023
• EAN: 9781009384162
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0938416-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Early 16th century c 1500 to c 1550, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean