Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): Harold Pinter and the Theatre of Menace
Articles

Staging Trauma: Intentionality in Depictions of Aggression towards Marginalized Groups in Harold Pinter’s Works

Harold Pinter

Published 2024-04-29

Keywords

  • gender,
  • sexuality,
  • queerness,
  • power

How to Cite

Arnold, H. M. (2024). Staging Trauma: Intentionality in Depictions of Aggression towards Marginalized Groups in Harold Pinter’s Works. Wings of Fire: Proceedings, 1(2). Retrieved from https://proceedings.francescacoppa.bergbuilds.domains/index.php/WOFProceedings/article/view/31

Abstract

I argue that Pinter generally, although maybe unintentionally, writes queerness and femininity into his characters and stories not in an attempt to represent queer or female people properly or to comment on the state of their marginalized experience, but rather as mechanisms to tell stories of power.