Passing and Performing Identity |
Passing and Performing Identity
Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
Fall 2017
Jennifer McFarlane Harris, Assistant Professor of English
In this course, we will read novels that investigate the phenomenon of racial passing in the United States, whereby “black” persons light-skinned enough to appear “white” cross the color line to live as white people. Along the way, we will read a smattering of cultural theory on the social construction of race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic class, etc., and what it means to “perform” identity.
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