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Description

1. viii, 80 pages; 18 cm.

Summary

1. "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.

Series statement

1. Theatre&

Uniform title

1. Theatre&.

Alternative title

1. Theatre and race

Subject

1. Race in the theater
2. Race au théâtre
3. Performing Arts
4. Race in the theater
5. Toneel
6. Rassenverhoudingen
7. Acteren

Contents

1. 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.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-75) and index.

Author

1. Young, Harvey, 1975-

Title

1. Theatre & race / Harvey Young.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Theatre&
2. Theatre&.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-75) and index.

Connect to:

1. Table of contents only
2. Contributor biographical information
3. Publisher description

LCCN

1. 2012286451

ISBN

1. 9780230390966 (paperback)
2. 023039096X