Why Emily Brontë Cared About Race | Wuthering Heights, Whiteness & Empire

Produced by Jessica Kellgren-Fozard
An analytic discussion of Wuthering Heights through race and empire, tracing Heathcliff’s ambiguous origins and Victorian whiteness hierarchies. It surveys outsider status, the Irish question, and whiteness as constructed power, citing postcolonial scholars while debating authorial intent and modern adaptations (Emerald Fennell’s film) and their racial focus.

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