Ethnic Drag: Performing Race, Nation, Sexuality in West Germany

Abstract

Here's a familiar story: a white director produces a play with black and Middle Eastern characters. Director decides to cast white actors in those roles, controversy ensues. To American readers of Ethnic Drag, this controversy will seem so routine as to be nearly unremarkable. What makes this rendition of the story interesting is that it takes place not in the United States, but in Germany.