The Cambridge companion to African American theatre /
This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theater, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2023]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Cambridge companions to theatre and performance.
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| Summary: | This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theater, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists and the New Negro and Black Arts movements, the Companion also features fresh chapters on significant contemporary developments, such as the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the mainstream successes of Black Queer drama and the evolution of African American dance theater. Leading scholars spotlight the producers, directors, playwrights and actors who have fashioned a more accurate appearance of Black life on stage, revealing the impact of African American theater both within the United States and around the world. Addressing recent theater productions in the context of political and cultural change, it invites readers to reflect on where African American theater is heading in the twenty-first century. |
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| Item Description: | Previous edition: 2013. |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 100935955X 1009359584 9781009359559 9781009359580 |