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- Title
The Folly of Racism: Enslaving Blackface and the "Natural" Fool Tradition.
- Authors
Hornback, Robert
- Abstract
The article examines the portrayal of black people by painting the face, or blackfacing, in British theater during the 16th-19th centuries. There is evidence that suggests that blackfaced characters were often the comedic figures. The connotation between blackness, sin, and devils, and the link between English slavery and blacks portrayed as fools are explored. The article concludes by saying that these associations begun by blackfacing have left their mark on racism and theater.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; BLACKFACE entertainers; RACISM &; the arts; RACISM in literature; HISTORY of racism; THEATER &; ethics; THEATER &; society; BRITISH theater; HISTORY
- Publication
Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England (Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corporation), 2007, Vol 20, p46
- ISSN
0731-3403
- Publication type
Article