Author: Emily Shlafmitz

Poster promoting #ShakespeareMustFall?
Sub-Saharan Africa

#ShakespeareMustFall?: Decolonizing Shakespeare in 21st Century South Africa

OVERVIEW: In 2015, South African students protested exorbitant tuition fees, racial inequality at universities, and curriculums that failed to explore post-colonial South African culture. This page will explore the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) Shakespearean theater festival, #ShakespeareMustFall?, and the ensuing charge to portray Shakespearean drama through a modernized lens. InContinue reading