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March 6, 2026TDR/The Drama Review0 citations

Blackface Geographies

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KHKellen HoxworthDartmouth CollegeDJDouglas A. Jones

Key Points

  • The research aims to analyze the diverse histories and geographical manifestations of blackface worldwide.
  • Reviewed various forms and representations of blackface across different cultures
  • Analyzed the implications of blackface on racial perceptions
  • Considered the historical contexts of blackface in multiple geographies
  • Identified several distinct forms of blackface beyond the United States
  • Highlighted the role of blackface in shaping global racialized narratives
  • Demonstrated that blackface practices are part of broader cultural phenomena

Abstract

As “blackface” has become a catchall for a range of practices in contemporary global popular culture, use of the term has entrenched an implicit assumption that blackface is distinctive to the United States. To grasp the manifest globality of blackface, however, it is necessary to consider the many histories and forms blackface has taken across disparate geographies as well as its role in shaping racialized mappings of the world.

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Hoxworth et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa70b8531e4c4a9ff5acc7https://doi.org/10.1017/s1054204325101172
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