Debra Johanyak
Biographic Data
| ID | 1207145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debra Johanyak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debra |
| FAMILY NAME | Johanyak |
| SIGNATURE | JOHANYAK D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Akron |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Shifting Religious Identities and Sharia in Othello
Despite twenty-first century research advances regarding the role of Islam in Shakespeare's plays, questions remain concerning the extent of William Shakespeare's knowledge of Muslim culture and his use of that knowledge in writing Othello. I suggest that the playwright had access to numerous sources that informed his depiction of Othello as a man divided between Christian faith and Islamic duty, a division which resulted in the Moor's destructio…
“Turning Turk,” Early Modern English Orientalism, and Shakespeare’s Othello
In commemorating four hundred years of William shakespeare's Othello, we find ourselves today, like English society then, a consortium of Western cultures poised to counter Muslim terrorist aggression. Whereas early modern Europeans feared the massive advance of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, the twenty-first century world is preoccupied with threats posed by fringe elements of Islamic culture—paramilitary or political organizations like Al Qaeda, H…
The English Renaissance, Orientalism, and the Idea of Asia
This unique collection of essays examines the complex significations of 'Asia' in the literary and cultural production of Early Modern England. Contributors come from a range of backgrounds to bring a
Reversing the Lens
Shifting Religious Identities and Sharia in Othello
Despite twenty-first century research advances regarding the role of Islam in Shakespeare's plays, questions remain concerning the extent of William Shakespeare's knowledge of Muslim culture and his use of that knowledge in writing Othello. I suggest that the playwright had access to numerous sources that informed his depiction of Othello as a man divided between Christian faith and Islamic duty, a division which resulted in the Moor's destructio…
Reversing the Lens
“Turning Turk,” Early Modern English Orientalism, and Shakespeare’s Othello
In commemorating four hundred years of William shakespeare's Othello, we find ourselves today, like English society then, a consortium of Western cultures poised to counter Muslim terrorist aggression. Whereas early modern Europeans feared the massive advance of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, the twenty-first century world is preoccupied with threats posed by fringe elements of Islamic culture—paramilitary or political organizations like Al Qaeda, H…
The English Renaissance, Orientalism, and the Idea of Asia
This unique collection of essays examines the complex significations of 'Asia' in the literary and cultural production of Early Modern England. Contributors come from a range of backgrounds to bring a
Shifting Religious Identities and Sharia in Othello
Despite twenty-first century research advances regarding the role of Islam in Shakespeare's plays, questions remain concerning the extent of William Shakespeare's knowledge of Muslim culture and his use of that knowledge in writing Othello. I suggest that the playwright had access to numerous sources that informed his depiction of Othello as a man divided between Christian faith and Islamic duty, a division which resulted in the Moor's destructio…
Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Islamic Studies and History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Orientalism (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works)