US composer of Chinese origin Bright Sheng canceled his seminar at the University of Michigan after students accused him of racism. The reason was that he screened the 1965 film Othello, in which the main character is played by Sir Laurence Olivier in blackface. The local Michigan Daily reported on this last week. Sheng, a 65-year-old … Continue reading Students accuse a teacher of racism over screening of Shakespearean classic Othello