U. Florida class examines ‘white terror’ in Frankenstein and other classics- Course is taught by professor who wrote dissertation about ‘horrifying whiteness’
"A University of Florida African American Studies course interprets the horror genre based on
“racial identity and oppression” while using materials on “whiteness,” “black feminism,” and “queering personhood.”...
Part of this inquiry includes reading an
academic article titled,
“The Power and Horror of Whiteness,” which argues that Poe was “haunted” by black people based on his fiction writings...
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