Contemporary Plays by African American Women

Ten Complete Works

Buch | Softcover

432 Seiten

2015
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-08119-4 (ISBN)

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African American women have increasingly begun to see their plays performed from regional stages to Broadway. Yet many of these artists still struggle to gain attention. In this volume, Sandra Adell draws from the vital wellspring of works created by African American women in the twenty-first century to present ten plays by both prominent and up-and-coming writers. Taken together, the selections portray how these women engage with history as they delve into--and shake up--issues of gender and class to craft compelling stories of African American life. Gliding from gritty urbanism to rural landscapes, these works expand boundaries and boldly disrupt modes of theatrical representation. Selections: Blue Door, by Tanya Barfield; Levee James, by S. M. Shephard-Massat; Hoodoo Love, by Katori Hall; Carnaval, by Nikkole Salter; Single Black Female, by Lisa B. Thompson; Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine, by Lynn Nottage; BlackTop Sky, by Christina Anderson; Voyeurs de Venus, by Lydia Diamond; Fedra, by J. Nicole Brooks; and Uppa Creek: A Modern Anachronistic Parody in the Minstrel Tradition, by Keli Garrett.

Sandra Adell is a literature professor in the Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of Double-Consciousness/Double Bind: Theoretical Issues in Twentieth-Century Black Literature.

CoverTitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionBlue Door / Tanya BarfieldLevee James / S. M. Shephard-MassatHoodoo Love / Katori HallCarnaval / Nikkole SalterSingle Black Female / Lisa B. ThompsonFabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine / Lynn NottageBlackTop Sky / Christina AndersonVoyeurs de Venus / Lydia R. DiamondFedra / J. Nicole BrooksUppa Creek: A Modern Anachronistic Parody in the Minstrel Tradition / Keli GarrettCopyright/Agent Information

Co-Autor	Tanya Barfield, S. M. Shephard-Massat, Katori Hall, Nikkole Salter
Zusatzinfo	10 black and white photographs
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	739 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-252-08119-6 / 0252081196
ISBN-13	978-0-252-08119-4 / 9780252081194
Zustand	Neuware