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| − | =The term "coon"=
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| − | The term derives from [[raccoon]], it was used in America to refer to performers in [[black-face]] entertainments, hence also any black man.
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| − | While it has other meanings, it is most prominent in South Africa when used as (a) a racial slur for a black person, borrowed from American usage and (b) its specific use for a performer in the Cape [[Coon Carnival]], with its early association with the [[Christy's Minstrels]] and other "[[blackface]]" performers from America.
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| − | See for example definitions provided by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coon and http://www.thefreedictionary.com/coon
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| − | = Carnival =
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| − | See also [[Festival]]
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| − | == The idea of the carnivalesque ==
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| − | == Origins and history ==
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| − | = Carnivals in South Africa =
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| − | = The [[Coon Carnival]] in the Cape ==
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| − | Also known as the '''Cape Coon Carnival''' or '''The Cape Coons''' (In Afrikaans: die '''Kaapse Klopse''' or simply '''Klopse''').
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| − | Today the use of Coon has fallen away, though Klopse has remained.
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| − | === Origins of the Coons or Klopse ===
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| − | === Coons and Coon troupes ===
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| − | ===The performance styles ===
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| − | === The Coon Festival as event ===
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| − | == Student carnivals ==
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| − | Known as '''Karnaval''' or more commonly '''Jool''' in Afrikaans
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Themes|South African Theatre Terminology and Thematic Entries]]
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| − | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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