Chapter 42: "The Whiteness of the Whale"
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 13 min
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Episode description
Talia talks to vaunted Melville scholar Christopher Freeburg about an infamous, complex and fascinating episode, "The Whiteness of the Whale." We discuss the meaning of whiteness, filled with both sinister and holy connotations. Has the author/protagonist line completely blurred? Is Ishmael going slightly insane? What does whiteness mean? Also, check out Professor Freeburg's new book, "Counterlife: Slavery after Resistance and Social Death," from Duke University Press!
Production by Ilana Weinstein. Theme song by Noam Hassenfeld. Merch at mobydickenergy.threadless.com!
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