@article{oai:oiu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001093, author = {中山, 大輝 and Nakayama, Hiroki}, issue = {1}, journal = {国際研究論叢 : 大阪国際大学紀要, OIU journal of international studies}, month = {Oct}, note = {This article explores the description of deception in African American female playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog. The deception of a white boy connotes subversion of white supremacy. In this scene, the disguise of President Lincoln can be interpreted as mimicry, as theorized by Homi K.Bhabha. Meanwhile, the game which causes a fratricide in the ending proposes the deception strategy as a problem among the African American community. An African American Booth’s murder to prevent his elderly brother Lincoln from deceiving him out of the bet of his inheritance dramatizes a paradox in an African American family: His affection toward his mother leads to his brother’s death. The article concludes that Parks writes the play and attempts to problematize the deception strategy, casting doubt on the essentialist aesthetics of Black arts and experience.}, pages = {97--107}, title = {Subversion and Fratricide:Problematic Power of Disguise in Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog}, volume = {34}, year = {2020}, yomi = {ナカヤマ, ヒロキ} }