All posts by Robin Boekhout

The Desire to Blackface in the Netherlands (full paper)

27 June 2019

Blackfacing has been a popular form of entertainment for predominantly white societies ever since the 19thcentury. Its popularity spread in the United States through minstrel shows, film and ballet. From there it spread over the …

The Desire to Blackface in the Netherlands (samenvatting Afro-Nederlandse studies)

27 June 2019

De titel van mijn paper, ‘The Desire to Blackface in the Netherlands’, roept al snel associaties op met een bekend fenomeen: ‘kindervriend’ Zwarte Piet, die jaarlijks met zijn/haar witte leider Sinterklaas met de stoomboot Nederland …

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