Race and Ontological Alienation in Othello by Romaissaa BenzizounePosted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Whenever an author lays claim to what it means to be Black, a site of disruption is created, wherein a Black audience member is expected to identify with or see as “truth” a representation of himself that cannot be. CriticismInterdisciplinary Seminarblackness identity literature ontology othello race representation shakespeare the other
Othello and Self-Reflection by Georgia HilmerPosted on September 6, 2018March 25, 2021 The story Othello tells about himself (to himself and to the audience) is crucial because only that which is verbalized becomes real. CriticismInterdisciplinary Seminaridentity manipulation othello shakespeare
Othello: The “Other” by Maggie BaylesPosted on March 30, 2018March 11, 2021 "In Shakespeare's Othello the binary of lightness and darkness parallel notions of the 'ideal' and the 'other.'" CriticismInterdisciplinary Seminardarkness othello race shakespeare the other
Othello’s Inferiority Complex by Alexandra ChenPosted on March 9, 2018March 11, 2021 “Othello, no matter how respected or how much he can claim the privileges of whiteness, cannot escape his blackness.” CriticismInterdisciplinary Seminarblackness othello race shakespeare