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yellowface: a standalone construct

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the performance of Asian characters by non-Asian performers through makeup, costume and caricature.

In theatre history, yellowface refers to the performance of Asian characters by non-Asian performers through makeup, costume and caricature. This meaning comes from Moon (2004) in Yellowface.[1]

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caricature1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructperformance6 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one word, five performances

References

  1. Moon, K. R. (2004). Yellowface. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9781283591928

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