Martin Orkin – författare

This remarkable volume challenges scholars and students to look beyond a dominant European and North American ''metropolitan bank'' of Shakespeare knowledge. As well as revealing the potential for a new understanding of Shakespeare''s plays, Martin Orkin adopts a fresh approach to issues of power, where ''proximations'' emerge from a process of dialogue and challenge traditional notions of authority.

Divided into two parts this book:

This remarkable volume challenges scholars and students to look beyond a dominant European and North American ''metropolitan bank'' of Shakespeare knowledge. As well as revealing the potential for a new understanding of Shakespeare''s plays, Martin Orkin adopts a fresh approach to issues of power, where ''proximations'' emerge from a process of dialogue and challenge traditional notions of authority.

Divided into two parts this book:

Postcolonial Shakespeares is an exciting step forward in the dialogue between postcolonial studies and Shakespearean criticism. This unique volume features original work by some of the leading critics within the growing field of Shakespeare studies and is the most authoritative collection on this topic to date. This study explores: * the colonial and racial discourses emerging in early modern Britain * how the Shakespearean text later became a colonial battlefield * how Shakespeare circulates in our post- and neo-colonial world today This collection of new essays traces the connections between early modern and contemporary vocabularies of colonization, ''race'' and nationhood.

Postcolonial Shakespeares is an exciting step forward in the dialogue between postcolonial studies and Shakespearean criticism. This unique volume features original work by some of the leading critics within the growing field of Shakespeare studies and is the most authoritative collection on this topic to date. This study explores: * the colonial and racial discourses emerging in early modern Britain * how the Shakespearean text later became a colonial battlefield * how Shakespeare circulates in our post- and neo-colonial world today This collection of new essays traces the connections between early modern and contemporary vocabularies of colonization, ''race'' and nationhood.

Race offers a compelling introduction to the study of ideas related to race throughout history. Its breadth of coverage, both geographically and temporally, provides readers with an expansive, global understanding of the term from the classical period onwards. This concise guide offers an overview of:

This clear and engaging study is essential reading for students of Literature, Culture, and Race.