Son of the fortune-teller: Heathcliffs Racialisation in Wuthering Heights with Dr Madeline Potter @RomancingTheGothic

Son of the fortune-teller: Heathcliffs Racialisation in Wuthering Heights with Dr Madeline Potter @RomancingTheGothic

Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this talk, Dr Madeline Potter talks about Heathcliff's racialisation, specifically as a Romani man within Wuthering Heights.

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