@article{ART003330854},
author={Choi Seok Hun},
title={A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom},
journal={Journal of Modern English Drama},
issn={1226-3397},
year={2026},
volume={39},
number={1},
pages={107-133}
TY - JOUR
AU - Choi Seok Hun
TI - A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom
JO - Journal of Modern English Drama
PY - 2026
VL - 39
IS - 1
PB - 한국현대영미드라마학회
SP - 107
EP - 133
SN - 1226-3397
AB - The Canadian playwright Jordan Tannahill’s one-act play Sunday in Sodom (2016) reimagines the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah recorded in the Book of Genesis 18-19 against the backdrop of the Iraq War (2003-2011).
Drawing on the feminist philosopher Rosi Braidotti’s theory of posthumanism, the essay analyzes how Tannahill’s play challenges the classical ideal of Humanism based on reason and physical and moral perfectibility by presenting diverse, flawed characters that depend on each other for survival. On the one hand, the play foregrounds practices of care and hospitality, which is epitomized by the maternity of Edith and Sahrah. On the other hand, the devastating effect of the drone strike at the end of the play illustrates how the human fate in the 21st century is inextricably entangled with the non-human, including state-of-the-art technology and the natural environment. In conclusion, Sunday in Sodom raises pressing questions about the status and role of humanity in our inevitable interaction with the non-human in posthumanity.
KW - posthumanism;Iraq War;Sodom and Gomorrah;feminism;Canada
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Choi Seok Hun. (2026). A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom. Journal of Modern English Drama, 39(1), 107-133.
Choi Seok Hun. 2026, "A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom", Journal of Modern English Drama, vol.39, no.1 pp.107-133.
Choi Seok Hun "A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom" Journal of Modern English Drama 39.1 pp.107-133 (2026) : 107.
Choi Seok Hun. A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom. 2026; 39(1), 107-133.
Choi Seok Hun. "A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom" Journal of Modern English Drama 39, no.1 (2026) : 107-133.
Choi Seok Hun. A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom. Journal of Modern English Drama, 39(1), 107-133.
Choi Seok Hun. A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom. Journal of Modern English Drama. 2026; 39(1) 107-133.
Choi Seok Hun. A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom. 2026; 39(1), 107-133.
Choi Seok Hun. "A Posthuman Reading of Jordan Tannahill’s Sunday in Sodom" Journal of Modern English Drama 39, no.1 (2026) : 107-133.
