{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Tempest: Caliban\u2019s Legacy of Race, Class, and Colonialism","description":"Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. This episode explores Caliban\u2019s role in The Tempest and the ways his character has been shaped by and interpreted through race, class, and colonialism. We begin with a close look at \u201cthe pinch\u201d and unpack how Shakespeare\u2019s audience would have understood its connections to resource scarcity and punishment.&amp;nbsp; We then chart Caliban\u2019s performance history from the 19th century to the early 1980s, revealing how shifting portrayals reflected cultural attitudes. We end with a discussion of how the play\u2019s deep entanglement with colonial discourse has led to it being banned in some U.S. classrooms.&amp;nbsp;  Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is &quot;Neverending Minute&quot; by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com\/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org\/shop\/shakespeareanyonepod&amp;nbsp;(we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Akhimie, Patricia. \u201cPinching caliban: Race, husbandry, and the working body in&amp;nbsp; the Tempest.\u201d Shakespeare\/Sense, 2020, pp. 269\u2013290, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5040\/9781474273268.ch-012. Griffiths, Trevor R. \u201c\u2018This Island\u2019s Mine\u2019: Caliban and Colonialism.\u201d The Yearbook of English Studies, vol. 13, 1983, pp. 159\u201380. JSTOR, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/3508119. Accessed 1 Sept. 2025. Espinosa, R. (2017). Beyond The Tempest: Language, Legitimacy, and La Frontera . In: Fazel, V., Geddes, L. (eds) The Shakespeare User. Reproducing Shakespeare. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-319-61015-3_3 Favate, Sam. \u201cShakespeare\u2019s \u2018The Tempest\u2019 Barred from Arizona Public Schools.\u201d The Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2012. https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/BL-LB-41723. ","author_name":"Shakespeare Anyone?","author_url":"http:\/\/www.shakespeareanyone.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38136975\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38136975"}