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seven methods of killing kylie jenner

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvJasmine Lee-Jones,Jenny Stevens

419 kr

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seven methods of killing kylie jenner combines theatre with gifs, memes and emojis to explore stereotypes of Black womanhood, white capitalist exploitation and the politics of social media activism.This Student Edition of Jasmine Lee-Jones's 2019 play features a commentary by Nadine Deller that delves into the following aspects of the play:* the notion of cultural appropriation* the idea that Blackness can be used in western culture to gain economic and cultural capital when mediated through white bodies* the 19th century figure of Saartjie Baartman, who epitomises the historic fetishization of the Black female body* the significance of colourism* Black British womxn’s theatre – with reference to the work of debbie tucker green, Chino Odimba, Jackie Kay and Winsome Pinnock* the ‘digital age’ on stageIt also features a Notes section at the back of the edition, helping students to understand particular references in the play.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-18
Mått129 x 198 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudent Editions
Antal sidor128
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
MedarbetareNadine Deller
ISBN9781350367005

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Jasmine Lee-Jones is a writer and performer. She was a writer-on-attachment for the 2016 Open Court Festival and was further developed as a writer through the Royal Court’s Young Court programme. Her first play, seven methods of killing kylie jenner (2019), was commissioned as part of The Andrea Project and opened at the Royal Court in July 2019.Nadine Deller is a PhD researcher undertaking a Collaborative Doctoral Award between the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and the National Theatre. Her thesis aims to shed light on the different positions of Black women playwrights in the Black Plays Archive and consider new ways of archiving their work. She released a podcast on Black theatre history, That Black Theatre Podcast, in collaboration with the National Theatre, Central and LAHP. She writes regularly for the international film magazine, Sight & Sound.