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Há 5 dias · Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination is a collection of literary criticism that traces whiteness through many American classics, and it’s deeply incisive. While Pen’s world makes the argument that it has solved racism, ours has, obviously, not, and we consider Morrison’s writing on ...
Há 16 horas · For he could compel spirits of the imagination to fetch what he wanted, to perform what he wanted, to generate a seeming universe from nothing but words and gestures. And, like Faustus, Marlowe too would have his punishments, stabbed to death through the eye in a Deptford tavern, purportedly after arguing over the bar tab a year after the premier of his most celebrated play.
Há 4 dias · At the Booker Prize ceremony in 2022, you spoke powerfully, in reference to the attack on Salman Rushdie in New York earlier that year, about how ‘the literary imagination is one of our last remaining democratic spaces’.
Há 3 dias · While best known for its literature, it touched every aspect of African American literary and artistic creativity from the end of World War I through the Great Depression.
Há 4 dias · We tell jokes to bring us closer. Humor is integral to how I talk to everyone. I can’t imagine creating a relationship with my readers without it, you know? If I’m writing and the comedy doesn’t emerge, then there’s a problem. Even if the subject matter is dark, I tend to reach for laughter. Laughter to me isn’t making light.
Há 2 dias · It delves into the play's themes and how it reshapes Shakespeare's work through the lens of existentialism and absurdism. The film adaptation, directed by Stoppard himself, features notable performances from Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, and Richard Dreyfuss. It intricately captures the play's essence, blending humor and philosophical inquiry.
Há 2 dias · To be or not to be: doing drama education in times of crisis. We are living, learning, and teaching drama in interesting times. In arts education and arts and cultural sectors, perhaps we will learn to speak about these times like previous generations spoke about their ‘war years’, in hushed tones, eyes wide with the suffering we saw and experienced, and a lived memory of the layers of ...
