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Freedom of Speech or ‘Nothing’: King Lear and Contemporary India

Synopsis
Five young scholars re-evaluate the playwrights work. The fourth programme is delivered by Preti Taneja. Fitzpatrick, post-doctoral research fellow in Global Shakespeare at Queen Mary, University of London, and Warwick University. Preti recently undertook a wide-reaching trip to India in order to research her new novel based on King Lear. She considers Shakespeare’s tragedy as a lens through which to explore some of the contradictions of freedom of speech and censorship, development and corruption, activism and violence facing the world’s youngest, fastest growing democracy today.
Series
Essay: Shakespeare 400, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
28 Apr 2016 at 22:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
15 mins

Credits

Producer
Beaty Rubens
Contributor
Preti Taneja

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
censorship; freedom of expression; India; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
The series was recorded in front of an audience in Shakespeare’s old classroom at the Guildhall in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

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