Speaking of Shakespeare

SoS #56 | David Sterling Brown: Shakespeare's White Others

January 04, 2024 Thomas Dabbs Season 4 Episode 8
Speaking of Shakespeare
SoS #56 | David Sterling Brown: Shakespeare's White Others
Show Notes

Thomas Dabbs speaks with David Sterling Brown of Trinity College, Connecticut, about his recent book, entitled 'Shakespeare’s White Others', and also about other work that David has done in the field of critical race studies.
[LINKS]
David Sterling Brown (Website): https://www.davidsterlingbrown.com
David Sterling Brown VR Gallery: https://hubs.mozilla.com/p963Ga4/david-sterling-gallery-vrv
The Republic of Yarnia: https://www.republicofyarnia.com
[SEGMENTS]
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:55 - ‘Shakespeare’s White Others’
00:30:07 - Personal elements in David’s writing
00:31:25 - Trinity College and teaching
00:42:32 - White Others VR Art Gallery
00:51:44 - Hood Pedagogy
00:56:48 - Claudia Rankine: The Racial Imaginary Inst. (TRII)
01:07:45 - Promotion and mini-book tour
01:15:16 - Upcoming panel: In Plain Sight
01:18:07 - Stopped by the police, generational racism
01:32:45 - Rest and mental health
01:39:11 - Southern grandmothers: race relations 
01:45:18 - Closing remarks