Why aren’t there any black characters in Ulysses? (w/ Ryan Kerr)

Ryan Kerr joins the Blooms & Barnacles podcast to discuss the racial politics of Ulysses. Topics include the minstrel show performer Eugene Stratton, the absence of black characters in Ulysses, and the depiction of anti-black racism within the novel.

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Check out Ryan's article here:

Kerr, R. (2022). James Joyce, Eugene Stratton, and Spectrality: The Absent Presence of Racial Politics in Ulysses. James Joyce Quarterly, 59(2), 231. https://www.academia.edu/92573371/James_Joyce_Eugene_Stratton_and_Spectrality_The_Absent_Presence_of_Racial_Politics_in_Ulysses

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