Cultural inclusivity and student Shakespeare performances in late-colonial Singapore, 1950-59
How did students in colonial schools engage with Shakespeare? How can Shakespeare education facilitate the emergence of a new national culture? This article explores these questions by analysing student performances in 1950s Singapore, then a British colony preparing for self-governance with a multi...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2021
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3450 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009036795.012 |
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| Summary: | How did students in colonial schools engage with Shakespeare? How can Shakespeare education facilitate the emergence of a new national culture? This article explores these questions by analysing student performances in 1950s Singapore, then a British colony preparing for self-governance with a multicultural population drawn from diverse parts of Asia. |
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