Gorman Beauchamp

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November 20, 2025

Acting White in Black Literature

Gorman Beauchamp

Humanities Prof. Gorman Beauchamp explores the recurring figure of the "Oreo"—a black person perceived as trying to be white—in some of the most notable black literature, and obser......

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December 12, 2024

Huck’s Jim Goes Whiteface

Gorman Beauchamp

Percival Everett’s James: A Novel is a rewrite of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the slave Jim. But Gorman Beauchamp wonders if Twain’s “unforgettable in......

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June 24, 2024

Shakespeare’s Caliban

Gorman Beauchamp

Shakespeare’s play The Tempest has become a tool for activists of the current political zeitgeist. The purveyors of anti-colonialist ideology have reoriented the play, with alterations......

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