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Cambridge University Press
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January 2023
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2023
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9781009004633
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Elements in Shakespeare and Pedagogy

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Anti-Racist Shakespeare argues that Shakespeare is a productive site to cultivate an anti-racist pedagogy. Our study outlines the necessary theoretical foundations for educators to develop a critical understanding of the longue durée of racial formation so that they can implement anti-racist pedagogical strategies and interventions in their classrooms. This Element advances teaching Shakespeare through race and anti-racism in order to expose students to the unequal structures of power and domination that are systemically reproduced within society, culture, academic disciplines, and classrooms. We contend that this approach to teaching Shakespeare and race empowers students not only to see these paradigms but also to take action by challenging and overturning them. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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‘… an absolutely vital tool for any educator. Ambereen Dadabhoy and Nedda Mehdizadeh offer a powerhouse of pedagogical tactics and resources for anyone who is looking to make themselves more conversant in contemporary best practices regarding race and pedagogy. The book is not just for early modernists but any scholar who wishes to connect their teaching with the urgent and necessary labor of deconstructing whiteness, talking about race with students, and braiding anti-racist methods into the university classroom.’

Danielle Rosvally Source: Theatre History Studies

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