‘Talkin’ Up to the White Woman’: Intersections of Race and Gender in Hot Brown Honey.

The article examines the intersection of feminist and anti-racist politics in the performance "Hot Brown Honey," conceived as platform to showcase the performances of women of color, by the Australian burlesque troupe of the same name. Topics covered include how each of the performances expose the w...

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Publicado en:Contemporary Theatre Review Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 320 - 332
Autor principal: French, Sarah
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2018
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Sumario:The article examines the intersection of feminist and anti-racist politics in the performance "Hot Brown Honey," conceived as platform to showcase the performances of women of color, by the Australian burlesque troupe of the same name. Topics covered include how each of the performances expose the ways in which the processes of colonization and racism have produced white power and privilege in contemporary Australia, and the representations of feminist subjectivities in the performance.