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Crash Course Theater
Why So Angry, German Theater?
After Germany was unified, we got Sturm, Drang, Weimar Classicism and Goethe.
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows
Welcome to Crash Course Theater! Are you in drama club? Want to know about the history of theater? Maybe learn some theater history? Have a lot of fun? This is the series for you! We learn about the history and workings of the dramatic arts, together.
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows
Season 1 Episode 30 | 13m 4s | CC
We’re continuing our discussion of nineteenth-century American theater with a look at some upsetting parts of the US's theatrical past. In the nineteenth century, race and racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance culture, which helped create and spread racist stereotypes that are still with us today.
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