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
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Freedom of Speech or ‘Nothing’: King Lear and Contemporary India". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77055 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)