- Tytuł:
- Interpreting Othello in the Arabian Gulf: Shakespeare in a Time of Blackface Controversies
- Autorzy:
- Hennessey, Katherine
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1033514.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2020-12-30
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
- Tematy:
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Shakespeare
Othello
Antara Ibn Shaddad
blackface
Arab blackface
Kuwait
Egypt
Arab/ic film and theatre
Arabian Gulf - Opis:
- This article opens with some brief observations on the phenomenon of Arab blackface—that is, of Arab actors “blacking up” to impersonate black Arab or African characters—from classic cinematic portrayals of the warrior-poet Antara Ibn Shaddad to more recent deployments of blackface in the Arab entertainment industry. It then explores the complex nexus of race, gender, citizenship and social status in the Arabian Gulf as context for a critical reflection on the author’s experience of reading and discussing Othello with students at the American University of Kuwait—discussions which took place in the fall of 2019, in the midst of a wave of controversies sparked by instances of Arab blackface on television and in social media.
- Źródło:
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Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation and Performance; 2020, 22, 37; 103-123
2083-8530
2300-7605 - Pojawia się w:
- Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation and Performance
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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