Georges Bizet's Carmen

Nelly Furman

Oxford Keynotes

• Features an analysis of the libretto with a particular focus on the indeterminacy of sex and gender.
• Details elements of the novella dealing with mysogyny and racism as the genesis for a crime of passion, as well as the linguistic and social history of the Roma people.
• Discusses this nineteenth century work's relevance to crucial modern day issues of identity politics.