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Yellowface is a 2023 satirical novel written by R. F. Kuang. The book was described as a satire of racial diversity in the publishing industry as well as a metafiction about social media , particularly Twitter .
The title of the novel, Yellowface, refers to the film industry practice of yellowface, in which white actors are used to portray Asian characters, analogously to blackface, in which white actors use makeup to portray black or African characters. This book is Kuang's first foray into the literary fiction genre. Writing in the "Acknowledgement ...
Yellow Face is a semi-autobiographical play by David Henry Hwang, featuring the author himself as the protagonist, DHH, mounting his 1993 play Face Value.The play's themes include questions of race and of the interaction between media and politics.
Yellow Face or yellowface may refer to: Portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater; Yellow Face, a 2007 play by David Henry Hwang; Yellow Face, a 2010 film by Han Tang "The Yellow Face", an alternative title for the 1893 short "The Adventure of the Yellow Face" by Arthur Conan Doyle; Yellowface, a 2023 novel by R. F. Kuang
Yellow Face [1] is a 2010 independent documentary film directed by Han Tang about the big-budget feature film The Last Airbender and its use of Yellowface and casting of white actors in the Asian inspired lead roles of the film and the controversy that surrounds that issue.
The story was adapted as a short film released in 1921 as part of the Stoll film series, featuring Eille Norwood as Holmes. [6] The story is also alluded to in the BBC television series Sherlock where a yellow smiley face is painted on the wall of Sherlock's flat. Additionally, quotes from the story are used as plot points in "The Lying Detective".
The film is based on the idea of having the same actors reappear in different roles in six different story lines, one of which is set in 'Neo Seoul' in the year 2144. The film thus also has Asian actresses Bae Doona and Zhou Xun appear in non-Asian roles, and African-American actress Halle Berry portrayed a white character. Blackface is not ...
The film Broken Blossoms is based on a short story, "The Chink and the Child", taken from the book Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke. [16] It was released in 1919, during a period of strong anti-Chinese feeling in the U.S., a fear known as the Yellow Peril. Griffith changed Burke's original story to promote a message of tolerance.