Shakespeare, blackface and race: different perspectives
by Heijes, Coen
This Element addresses the topical debate on blackface, race and Othello. With Shakespeare performance studies being rather Anglo-centric, the author explores how this debate has taken a radically different course in the Netherlands, a country historically perceived as tolerant and culturally close to the UK. Through several case studies, including the Van Hove Othello of 2003/2012 and the latest, controversial 2018/2020 Othello, the first main house production with a black actor as Othello, th…
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- Full title :Shakespeare, blackface and race : different perspectives / Coen Heijes.
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This Element addresses the topical debate on blackface, race and Othello. With Shakespeare performance studies being rather Anglo-centric, the author explores how this debate has taken a radically different course in the Netherlands, a country historically perceived as tolerant and culturally close to the UK. Through several case studies, including the Van Hove Othello of 2003/2012 and the latest, controversial 2018/2020 Othello, the first main house production with a black actor as Othello, the author analyses the interaction between blackface and (institutional) racism in Dutch society and theatre and how Othello has become an active player in this debate.
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- Publication Date:2020
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 Online-Ressource (91 Seiten)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781108900546, 1108900542
- DOI:10.1017/9781108900546
- oclc:on1224482223
- Dewey Decimal:822.33
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