Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-75) and index.
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.
Summary:
"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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