Passing Strange
Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 9 June 2011
- ISBN 9780195385854
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages236 pages
- Size 236x157x22 mm
- Weight 476 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 21 illustrations 0
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Short description:
Passing Strange offers a trenchant look at the diverse ways Shakespeare relates to race in a variety of cultural productions in the United States.
MoreLong description:
Notions, constructions, and performances of race continue to define the contemporary American experience, including our conceptions, performances, and employments of Shakespeare. Passing Strange examines the contact zones between American constructions of Shakespeare and American constructions of race by asking: How is Shakespeare's universalism constructed within explicit discussions and debates about racial identity? Of what benefit is the promotion of Shakespeare and Shakespearean programs to incarcerated and/or at-risk persons of color? Are they aesthetic, moral, or linguistic? Do Shakespeare's plays need to be edited, appropriated, revised, updated, or rewritten to affirm racial equality and relevance? Do the answers to these questions impact our understanding of authorship, authority, and authenticity? A book that does not shy away from controversial topics or unconventional approaches, Passing Strange examines a wide range of contemporary texts and performances, including contemporary films, novels, theatrical productions, YouTube videos, and arts education programs. In addition, Passing Strange is written for a broad readership, including Shakespeare scholars, secondary school teachers, theatre practitioners, racial activists, and arts education organizers. Uniquely, this book challenges its readers to see American constructions of race and Shakespeare in glorious Technicolor.
A readable, argumentative discussion of race in a variety of works.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Passing Strangeness of Shakespeare in America
Universalism: Two Films that Brush with the Bard, Suture and Bringing Down the House
Essentialism: Meditations Inspired by Farrukh Dondy's novel Black Swan
Multiculturalism: The Classics, Casting, and Confusion
Original(ity): Othello and Blackface
Reform: Redefining Authenticity in Shakespeare Reform Programs
Archives: Classroom-Inspired Performance Videos on YouTube
Conclusion: Passing Race and Passing Shakespeare in Peter Sellars's Othello
Works Cited
Index
