RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, cilt.34, ss.1166-1178, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
English theatre underwent a major transformation in the twentieth century. The dramatic language which diversified both formally and discursively during this period shows the complex relationships of a post-imperial society that goes through painful processes of transformation. The English sociology which was confronted with many national, cultural and religious differences due to the influence of globalization began to be faced with such differences on stage, too. While dramatic language shows a great variety in such turbulent periods, the multifarious forms of “otherness” find a voice on the stage as well. However, otherness, like the social structure it is embedded with, has a heterogeneous identity: otherness is a state of being at a crossroads in which many characters from different racial, religious, gender and class backgrounds can be faced with at any moment. We call this theatrical state dramatic intersectionality by setting out from the concept of “intersectionality” that was popularized by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw in the context of feminist theory and critical thinking within race studies. Dramatic intersectionality addresses an analytical framework where different states of otherness that accumulate and come together are examined through generic forms of theatre. In this study, Mustapha Matura’s Welcome Home Jacko (1978) will be studied within the context of the multifarious and intersecting modes of otherness. We will first briefly discuss Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality and look into several theatre texts that exemplify this notion and next read through Matura’s play through the concept of dramatic intersectionality.