ASIA_NEWS: Southeast Asian History Reading Group

[Greg Young]

From: "Mark Emmanuel" <Mark.Emmanuel at anu.edu.au>
About: Southeast Asian History Reading Group

Time: 3.30-4.30pm
Date: Friday, 14 Feb 2003
Venue: Staff Common Lounge, Level 4, Faculty of Asian Studies

Reading: Penny Edwards, 'Half-cast: staging race in British Burma',
Postcolonial Studies,Vol 5, No. 3, pp 279-295, 2002.

Comment: This paper explores the role of theatre in British Burma and
focuses on European prescriptions for and reactions to Burmese phwe,
colonial carnival and European entertainments. It looks at 'whiteface'
theatre in missionary schools, the growth of a Eurasian/Anglo-Burman
population and the racial categorisation of different groups. It is
interesting because it sites theatre as part of the same 'imperial
architecture' as prisons and museums.

***Please note that the papers will be available outside of Mrs Jude
Quinn’s office on the fourth level of the Asian Studies Building
from Monday afternoon. Papers will ONLY be provided for people
attending the reading session.

Do not hit 'reply' to respond to this message. If you wish to attend
the reading group and would like a copy of the article, please RSVP
Mark Emmanuel or McComas Taylor. Thanks you.

Conveners:

McComas Taylor (mailto: McComas.Taylor at anu.edu.au
<http://us.f95.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=McComas.Taylor@anu.edu.au&YY=577
67&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b> )
Mark Emmanuel (mailto: Mark.Emmanuel at anu.edu.au
<http://us.f95.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Mark.Emmanuel@anu.edu.au&YY=5776
7&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b> )


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