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Record 1 2022-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Performing Arts
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

The first minstrel shows were performed in 1830s New York by white performers with blackened faces … and tattered clothing who imitated and mimicked enslaved Africans on Southern plantations. … Blackface and the codifying of blackness — language, movement, deportment, and character — as caricature persists through mass media and public performances ...

OBS

The practice of blackface carries a racist connotation and is considered offensive.

Key term(s)
  • black face

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts du spectacle
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Le «blackface» […] renvoie à une pratique théâtrale qui s'est développée à partir du 19[e exposant] siècle aux États-Unis. Durant les spectacles appelés «minstrel shows», des acteurs blancs se [maquillaient] le visage en noir pour interpréter des personnages caricaturaux de noirs […] toujours hilares et portés sur la danse et la musique.

OBS

Cette pratique a une connotation raciste et est considérée offensante.

Key term(s)
  • black face

Spanish

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