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| − | Chinua Akimaro Thelwell | + | Chinua Akimaro Thelwell is an American theatre researcher with a special interest in Afro-diasporic history and performance, including [[blackface]] [[minstrelsy]]. Currently Associate Professor, History and Africana Studies at the College of William & Mary in Massachusetts |
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| − | + | ==Biography== | |
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| − | + | Born Chinua Akimaro Thelwell, he received his PhD from the American Studies Program at New York University in 2011. Having developed a wide range of teaching and research interests, he has published on a wide range of matters. | |
| − | His research focuses on performance as hegemonic and counter-hegemonic race discourse | + | |
| + | ==Contribution to South African theatre studies== | ||
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| + | His research focuses on performance as hegemonic and counter-hegemonic race discourse, and his most relevant published work for Southern African studies includes an article in ''The Drama Review'' entitled , and two monographs: an edited collection titled ''Theater and Cultural Politics for a New World'' (Routledge in 2016) and ''Exporting Jim Crow: Blackface Minstrelsy in South Africa and Beyond'' (University of Massachusetts Press, 2020). | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | https://www.wm.edu/as/history/faculty/Thelwell_c.php | ||
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| + | https://www.diverseeducation.com/latest-news/article/15107966/meet-dr-chinua-akimaro-thelwell-an-interdisciplinary-scholar-on-race-and-place | ||
Revision as of 06:07, 17 December 2021
Chinua Akimaro Thelwell is an American theatre researcher with a special interest in Afro-diasporic history and performance, including blackface minstrelsy. Currently Associate Professor, History and Africana Studies at the College of William & Mary in Massachusetts
Biography
Born Chinua Akimaro Thelwell, he received his PhD from the American Studies Program at New York University in 2011. Having developed a wide range of teaching and research interests, he has published on a wide range of matters.
Contribution to South African theatre studies
His research focuses on performance as hegemonic and counter-hegemonic race discourse, and his most relevant published work for Southern African studies includes an article in The Drama Review entitled , and two monographs: an edited collection titled Theater and Cultural Politics for a New World (Routledge in 2016) and Exporting Jim Crow: Blackface Minstrelsy in South Africa and Beyond (University of Massachusetts Press, 2020).
