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Fictional Creations of Race and Identity

How have American fictional narratives helped define cultural definitions of race? Through examinations of post-Civil War minstrelsy, television depictions of Asian American characters in interracial relationships, and the ways race and religion intersect in Faulkner’s The Light in August, each of these papers delves into some of the ways race has been both reflected and defined in American media.

Presentations

Blackface Empire: Race, War, and Business in Jack Haverly’s Mastodon Minstrels

Presenters

Samuel Backer

When East Dates West: A Study of Asian American Interracial Relationships in American Television Comedies

Presenters

Takreem Zulfiqar

Light in August: The Instability of Racial and Religious Truth

Presenters

JeongSoo Ha

Session chairs

Samuel Backer