Theatre & race /

"The theatre has always been a place where conceptions of race and racism have been staged, shared and perpetuated. Harvey Young introduces key ideas about race, before tracing its relationship with theatre and performance--from Ancient Athens to the present day."--Publisher's website...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, Harvey, 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]
Series:Theatre&.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Race as Theatre
  • Racializing the Other in the Classical Era
  • Cultural Anxieties in the Elizabethan Period
  • Blackface
  • Other Faces
  • Colorblind and Color Conscious Casting
  • Conclusion: Post-race Theatre.