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[[Martin Orkin]] (1942–2021). Critic, researcher and lecturer in English literature | [[Martin Orkin]] (1942–2021). Critic, researcher and lecturer in English literature | ||
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| + | He studied at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]], where he became a was a lecturer in the Department of English (1975 to 1998). He then left for Israel, where he joined the staff of the University of Haifa, where he became the Head of the Department of Theatre in 2000. | ||
He passed away in Israel in April 2021 at the age of 78. | He passed away in Israel in April 2021 at the age of 78. | ||
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | He wrote and lectured extensively on South African drama, publishing two widely acclaimed books based on his lectures, namely ''[[Shakespeare Against Apartheid]]'' ( | + | He wrote and lectured extensively on South African drama, publishing two widely acclaimed books based on his lectures, namely ''[[Shakespeare Against Apartheid]]'' (1987) and ''[[Drama and the South African State]]'' (1991). He also edited and wrote a useful introduction to ''[[At the Junction: Four Plays by the Junction Avenue Theatre Company]]'' (1995). |
| + | Since living abroad he has continued publishing works of seminal impact, including ''[[Postcolonial Shakespeares]]'' (conference papers from the conference Orkin had organised at the Univeristy of the Witwatersrand in 1996, co-edited with Ania Loomba, 2002), ''[[Local Shakespeares: Proximations and Power]]'' (2005), ''[[Race]]'' (2019) | ||
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== Awards, etc. == | == Awards, etc. == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | Denise Newfield. 2021. "In Memoriam: Martin Orkin (1942–2021)" ''[[Shakespeare in Southern Africa]]'' | ||
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| + | Denise Newfield. 2021. “Remembering Martin Orkin”, ''[[Shakespeare ZA]]'', 11 May 2021[http://shakespeare.org.za/blog/2021/5/10/remembering-martinorkin- | ||
| + | 1942-2021] | ||
Revision as of 08:01, 21 December 2021
Martin Orkin (1942–2021). Critic, researcher and lecturer in English literature
Contents
Biography
He studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he became a was a lecturer in the Department of English (1975 to 1998). He then left for Israel, where he joined the staff of the University of Haifa, where he became the Head of the Department of Theatre in 2000.
He passed away in Israel in April 2021 at the age of 78.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He wrote and lectured extensively on South African drama, publishing two widely acclaimed books based on his lectures, namely Shakespeare Against Apartheid (1987) and Drama and the South African State (1991). He also edited and wrote a useful introduction to At the Junction: Four Plays by the Junction Avenue Theatre Company (1995).
Since living abroad he has continued publishing works of seminal impact, including Postcolonial Shakespeares (conference papers from the conference Orkin had organised at the Univeristy of the Witwatersrand in 1996, co-edited with Ania Loomba, 2002), Local Shakespeares: Proximations and Power (2005), Race (2019)
Awards, etc.
In 1992 he was awarded a National Vita Award for theatre research.
Sources
Denise Newfield. 2021. "In Memoriam: Martin Orkin (1942–2021)" Shakespeare in Southern Africa
Denise Newfield. 2021. “Remembering Martin Orkin”, Shakespeare ZA, 11 May 2021[http://shakespeare.org.za/blog/2021/5/10/remembering-martinorkin- 1942-2021]
NELM catalogue.
University of Haifa web page [1].
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