Faulkner's Light in August - Race and Language Analysis - Lecture 24

Explore the complex racial dynamics in William Faulkner's "Light in August" through this 51-minute lecture from Yale University's "Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner" course. Examine the varied uses and implications of racial slurs throughout the novel, from involuntary utterances to calculated deployments. Analyze how different characters' usage reflects their attitudes, backgrounds, and the broader societal context. Delve into the intersection of race and Calvinist theology, and consider how racial identities are constructed and perpetuated. Gain insights into Faulkner's nuanced portrayal of race relations in the American South. Note: This lecture contains sensitive content that some viewers may find disturbing.

- Chapter 1. The Unresolved Problem of Race in Light in August
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- Chapter 2. Joe Brown's Involuntary Use of the Word "Nigger"
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- Chapter 3. The Dietitian's Involuntary Use of the Word "Nigger"
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- Chapter 4. The Dietician's Instrumental Usage of the Word "Nigger"
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- Chapter 5. Hightower's Agonized Usage of the Word "Nigger"
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- Chapter 6. The Doubleness of Hightower as Metaphor
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- Chapter 7. Bobbie's Trivial Usage of the Word "Nigger"
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- Chapter 8. Bobbie's Involuntary Use of the World "Nigger"
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- Chapter 9. Joanna Burden's Emotional Response to the World "Nigger" as an Eternal Curse
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- Chapter 10. The Burden's Calvinist Genealogy
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- Chapter 11. Joanna Burden's Licentious Use of the Word "Negro"
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- Chapter 12. Joe Christmas's Ironic Use of the Word "Nigger"
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