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Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama
Lisa M. Anderson
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Description for Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama
Hardback. An enlightening study of feminism in the work of seven black playwrights Num Pages: 152 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 399.
In tracing black feminism in contemporary drama authored by black women, Lisa M. Anderson analyzes plays by Pearl Cleage, Glenda Dickerson, Breena Clarke, Kia Corthron, Suzan-Lori Parks, Sharon Bridgforth, and Shirlene Holmes. Representing a cross section of women who have diverse writing and performance styles and generational differences, Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama highlights the artistic and political breadth of black feminist theater. While investigating the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation in twenty-first-century plays, Anderson provides a historical overview of the development of black feminism--in drama, poetry, and fiction--since the nineteenth century. Whether then or now, black ... Read more
In tracing black feminism in contemporary drama authored by black women, Lisa M. Anderson analyzes plays by Pearl Cleage, Glenda Dickerson, Breena Clarke, Kia Corthron, Suzan-Lori Parks, Sharon Bridgforth, and Shirlene Holmes. Representing a cross section of women who have diverse writing and performance styles and generational differences, Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama highlights the artistic and political breadth of black feminist theater. While investigating the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation in twenty-first-century plays, Anderson provides a historical overview of the development of black feminism--in drama, poetry, and fiction--since the nineteenth century. Whether then or now, black ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252032288
SKU
V9780252032288
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About Lisa M. Anderson
Lisa M. Anderson is an associate professor of women and gender studies at Arizona State University and the author of Mammies No More: The Changing Image of Black Women on Stage and Screen.
Reviews for Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama
"The present volume probes a large sample of the dramatic literature and therefore achieves a deeper inquiry. . . . Recommended."
Choice “Enormously valuable for its range of playwrights. . . . With its focus on texts and intertextuality, the contributors maintain a blend of criticism, cultural history, and theatre history.”
Theatre Survey "A stimulating reading that weaves together black feminist theater ... Read more
Choice “Enormously valuable for its range of playwrights. . . . With its focus on texts and intertextuality, the contributors maintain a blend of criticism, cultural history, and theatre history.”
Theatre Survey "A stimulating reading that weaves together black feminist theater ... Read more