Emperor Jones racist?
Life incredibly full at the moment.
GU blog debate on whether the Emperor Jones is racist or whether O’Neill is or what…
I’ve been thinking about this point in general, can you separate the life of an artist from his work?
Ezra Pound said some bad things. His poetry was ground breaking. Can we square the two or do we need to disregard his work, due to the evil things he said.
I think we need to have it in the front of our minds when we examine such work but to dismiss it out of hand without thought would probably be a mistake.
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About me
I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.
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Recent Work
Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).
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Nakamitsu
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Yellow Gentlemen
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