College cancels play by black playwright because it might harm black people
Autumn Berend - Portland State University •December 10, 2018
Silencing artists of color through ‘conversation about care and trauma’
An elite liberal arts college known for disinviting speakers whose viewpoints offended students has canceled a “play-in-progress†because it made student cast members uncomfortable.
The visiting professor who was directing “Beast Thing,†Shayok Misha Chowdhury, withdrew himself as a candidate for a tenure-track position in the theater department because of the “climate†exposed by the cancellation of the play.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/college-cancels-play-by-black-playwright-because-it-might-harm-black-people/
