Bothpostcolonial and African-American theory often focus on representations

Bothpostcolonial and African-American theory often focus on representations of the“other” (racial, subaltern, non-European) whereas the representationof white, European characters goes unremarked, since it is the norm.Choosea text you have studied in one of the required courses.* From the text, pick acharacter whose ethnicity/race/nationality is taken for granted. Carefullyclose read the text and show how the whiteness of this character (or severalcharacters) is constructed in the text, how it is presented as transparent, ornormal. What are the attributes of this whiteness? Does it need an“other” against which it is defined? How does this whiteness functionin the text? Why does it matter?Makesure that you’re not just describing the character or the text but show howtheir race or ethnicity is constructed or performed (or simply assumed) in thetext, and why this is important. You’re probably better off choosing texts thatare not obviously African-American or postcolonial, or that are not centrallyabout race.