Cultural inclusivity and student Shakespeare performances in late-colonial Singapore, 1950-59

Author

Emily SOON, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

8-2021

Abstract

How did students in colonial schools engage with Shakespeare? How can Shakespeare education facilitate the emergence of a new national culture? This article explores these questions by analysing student performances in 1950s Singapore, then a British colony preparing for self-governance with a multicultural population drawn from diverse parts of Asia.

Keywords

student performances, Singapore, Shakespeare, national culture

Discipline

Asian Studies | Theatre and Performance Studies

Research Areas

Humanities

Publication

Shakespeare Survey

Volume

74

Editor

Emma Smith

First Page

167

Last Page

179

ISBN

9781009036795

Identifier

10.1017/9781009036795.012

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

City or Country

Cambridge

Citation

SOON, Emily. (2021). Cultural inclusivity and student Shakespeare performances in late-colonial Singapore, 1950-59. In Shakespeare Survey (pp. 167-179). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3450

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009036795.012