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Articles on Black theatre

July 6, 2023

‘Why didn’t we know?’ is no excuse. Non‑Indigenous Australians must listen to the difficult historical truths told by First Nations people

Heidi Norman, University of Technology Sydney and Anne Maree Payne, University of Technology Sydney

Non-Indigenous Australians need to actively seek the truth about past violence and injustice against Indigenous Australians.

February 18, 2023

Merle A. Williams, University of the Witwatersrand

The pain of a brutal past and how to find healing is a theme shared between African Americans and black South Africans.

January 17, 2023

Kate Dossett, University of Leeds; Independent Social Research Foundation

Theatre censorship laws stifled Black playwrights for more than 200 years – here’s what we found in the archive.

Anne Maree Payne
Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW
Merle A. Williams
Professor Emerita of English and Research Associate of the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand
Heidi Norman
Professor, Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW
Kate Dossett
Professor of American History, University of Leeds; Independent Social Research Foundation