‘In her prophetic fury’
Teaching Critical Modes of Intervention in Shakespeare Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23628170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nedda Mehdizadeh (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 594-601 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Race (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192843050.013.35 |
| OpenAlex | W4391275706 |
| ISBN | 9780192843050 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This chapter advocates for a student-centred and culturally responsive approach to studying Shakespeare which can encourage students to become active participants in producing knowledge about his works. By empowering students to engage with Shakespeare’s world from their own perspectives, educators can affirm the subject positions from which students’ ideas are born while guiding them through engaged instruction on critical modes of intervention. The chapter focuses discussion on a course unit that pairs Othello with Djanet Sears’s play Harlem Duet (1997) and argues that a close study of Sears’s play alongside Othello enhances students’ interpretation of early modern racial formation and the long-lasting effects of racism. By examining Harlem Duet, an adaptation that is a critical intervention in Shakepeare’s racial politics, students deepen their critical thinking skills about race, racial formation, and racism in Shakespeare’s time as well as their own.
Art · Literature · History · Philippine History and Culture · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Theatre and Performance Studies
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