Merle Oberon and the Whiteness of Wuthering Heights

In this video I tell the story of Merle Oberon, the first South Asian woman to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. I talk about the challenges she faced, as well as her performance in Wuthering Heights, and why it was so covertly groundbreaking. Of course, we do talk about Jacob Elordi, Emerald Fennell, and Heathcliff too. To learn more about Mayukh Sen's work, check him out here ⬇️ Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324050810 IG: https://www.instagram.com/mayukh.sen