University of Michigan professor ousted from class after playing Othello film where star wore blackface
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A University of Michigan music professor is facing backlash after showing the 1965 film "Othello" with star Laurence Olivier in blackface, a school official announced.
"Professor Sheng’s actions do not align with our school’s commitment to anti-racist action, diversity, equity and inclusion," Gier said last week, adding that Sheng has been reported to the Office of Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX.
Sheng, an accomplished professor, composer and conductor, teaches composition at the college.
Students who saw the film were upset that Olivier's face was covered in Black make-up as he portrayed Shakespeare's Othello. One of Sheng's students, Olivia Cook, told the Michigan Daily that she was "stunned."
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