Theoretical background - histories and cultural studies

The main issues in a) history and b) theory:

• racism
• political oppression
• colonialism
• civil rights movement(s)
• political transformation
• freedom of expression
• artistic representation, etc.

Lecture:

• "Drama and the Social Change in South Africa, Northern Ireland and USA" (20 min)

Reading:

• Post-colonialism: Bill Ashcroft: Post-colonial studies: the key concepts (selected chapters)
• History of South Africa, Northern Ireland and USA (selected chapters)