{"title":"Blackness and Petronius's Satyrica","authors":"Debra Freas","doi":"10.1353/apa.2024.a925499","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>summary:</p><p>This article argues that modern theories of racialization can inform a philological reading of <i>Satyrica</i> 102.14–15 to challenge the prevailing view that Giton's comments about Aethiopians betray no color prejudice. It proves that Giton attaches negative meanings to racialized traits of Aethiopians and expresses anti-black prejudice. In addition, it explains the racecraft of previous readings that have discounted the anti-black tenor of Giton's remarks.</p></p>","PeriodicalId":46223,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Philological Association","volume":"118 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Transactions of the American Philological Association","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/apa.2024.a925499","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"CLASSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article argues that modern theories of racialization can inform a philological reading of Satyrica 102.14–15 to challenge the prevailing view that Giton's comments about Aethiopians betray no color prejudice. It proves that Giton attaches negative meanings to racialized traits of Aethiopians and expresses anti-black prejudice. In addition, it explains the racecraft of previous readings that have discounted the anti-black tenor of Giton's remarks.
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Transactions of the APA (TAPA) is the official research publication of the American Philological Association. TAPA reflects the wide range and high quality of research currently undertaken by classicists. Highlights of every issue include: The Presidential Address from the previous year"s conference and Paragraphoi a reflection on the material and response to issues raised in the issue.