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African American Performance and Theater History

A Critical Reader

Harry J Elam editor David Krasner editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:15th Feb '01

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African-American Performance and Theater History is an anthology of critical writings that explores the intersections of race, theatre, and performance in America. Assembled by two of the most respected and prolific scholars in black theater and composed of essays from acknowledged authorities in the field (Joe Roach and Genevieve Fabre, among others), this volume is organized into four sections representative of the ways black theatre, drama, and performance past and present interact and enact continuous social, cultural, and political dialogues. The premise behind the book is that analysing African-American theatre and performance traditions offers insight into how race has operated and continues to operate in American society. The only one-volume collection of its kind, this volume is likely to become the central reference for those studying black theatre.

Exciting collection ... The accessibility of the writing and the wide range of topics covered by individual contributors make this collection a useful resource for undergraduates, while there is enough new and provocative material here to make worthwhile reading for those researching American theatre and race at a more advanced level. Overall, an important addition to the field of American theatre studies. * New Theatre Quarterly *

ISBN: 9780195127256

Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 20mm

Weight: 662g

384 pages