Greetings Everyone!
My new book, Horror as Racism in H. P. Lovecraft:
White Fragility in the Weird Tales, was recently published by Bloomsbury! I
hope that all of you will pick up a copy!
H. P. Lovecraft, in his hybrid, degenerative monster
tales, develops his first racist narrative—the miscegenation narrative—which holds
that sexual liaisons or intimate, non-sexual associations between members of
different races, pose a threat for Anglo Saxon whites.
In Lovecraft’s view, miscegenation always debases the
white partner — male or female — and it can lead to the production of mixed
race children, which are, in effect, not only an abomination against natural
law, but also a threat to the longevity of the white race and to the survival
of western civilization in general.
Check out my book for analysis of how Lovecraft uses
his miscegenation narrative in some of
his most popular tales: “Herbert West—Reanimator,” “The Lurking Fear,” “The
Rats in the Walls” and one of his
greatest tales: “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”!
JLS
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/horror-as-racism-in-h-p-lovecraft-9798765107706/
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