Race and Representation | Adjoa Andoh, Kehinde Andrews, Will Self

Kehinde Andrews, Adjoah Andoh and Will Self debate colourblind casting and historical accuracy. Watch the full debate at https://iai.tv/video/the-end-of-the-w.... We celebrate diversity, and in the arts many support colour blind casting. From the film The Personal History of David Copperfield to the musical Hamilton, stories are cast to reflect the racial diversity of our culture. But critics argue that, far from being progressive, such practices in fact paper over the racist Victorian society of Dickens's novels and the white colonial history of America. Should we applaud the overcoming of historical accuracy in favour of racially blind representation, and ignore race as a relevant characteristic in all circumstances? Or is colour blindness a liberal mistake - a dangerous denial of racial realities, and of the long history of white supremacy? #Debate #Diversity #Arts Kehinde Andrews is Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, Chair of the Organisation of Black Unity, and author. Adjoa Andoh is a stage, film and radio actress, who has performed lead roles at the RSC, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre. William Self is a journalist and author, whose work has been published in publications including The Guardian, Harper's, The New York Times, London Review of Books, New Statesman, the Observer, The Times, and the Evening Standard. Visit IAI.tv for our full library of debates, talks, articles and podcasts from international thought leaders and world-class academics. The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses