EN 3635 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Political Correctness, Underground Railroad, Afrocentrism
23 Mar 2016
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Afrika solo first published play by african canadian woman 1990. Established the africanadian theatre festival 1996. Instrumental in helping black theatre artists to strive. Won governor general"s award 1998 for harlem duet. African canadian company highly influential / highly acclaimed. Published first ever anthologies of african canadian plays 2001, 2003 testifyin". Harlem duet first play by african descent. Founded in toronto by 4 women 1979. A year later, devoted to creating theatrical opportunities for canadian women. Devoted to producing new works by canadian women. Still existing today now known as canada"s longest running feminine theatre. Prequel to othello set in contemporary times. Feminist rewrites shakespeare"s story from a woman"s perspective. Othello moor someone from african/ black. First time in history of western literature that there"s a black male protagonist and he"s a tragic hero. Finds himself in a white dominated culture. 1622 edition defines his otherness the moore of venice. Feminist theory and the concept of the other.
