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Shakespeare, Blackface and Race

Different Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2020

Coen Heijes
Affiliation:
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands

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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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Shakespeare, Blackface and Race
  • Coen Heijes, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Online ISBN: 9781108900546
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  • Coen Heijes, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Online ISBN: 9781108900546
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Shakespeare, Blackface and Race
  • Coen Heijes, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Online ISBN: 9781108900546
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