Document Type
Special Forum
Publication Date
9-22-2018
Abstract
Singh draws our attention to the “mute objects” of Middlesex, particularly The Obscure Object’s silent Black maid, Beulah, who quietly supports the unfolding romance between Cal and The Object. Through careful attention to histories of people silenced by slavery, dehumanization, and violence, Singh demands that we consider where and through what means some get to be fully human while others are made and sustained as objects for their comfort and play.
Recommended Citation / Citation recommandée
Singh, Julietta.
"Dehumanism and Disposability."
The Goose, vol. 17
,
no.
1
, article 59,
2018,
https://scholars.wlu.ca/thegoose/vol17/iss1/59.
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