Black South African Women
An Anthology of Plays
Seiten
1998
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-18244-7 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-18244-7 (ISBN)
The first anthology to focus on the lives of Black South African women. Includes the work of, and interviews with, award-winning and emerging authors. Contains 6 full-length and 4 one-act plays.
This is the first anthology to focus exclusively on the lives of Black South African women. This collection represents the work of both female and male writers, including national and international award-winning playwrights. The collection includes six full-length and four one-act plays, as well as interviews with the writers, who candidly discuss the theatrical and political situation in the new South Africa. Written before and after apartheid, the plays present varying approaches and theatrical styles from solo performances to collective creations.
The plays dramatise issues as diverse as:
* women's rights
* displacement from home
* violence against women
* the struggle to keep families together
* racial identity
* education in the old and new South Africa
* and health care.
This is the first anthology to focus exclusively on the lives of Black South African women. This collection represents the work of both female and male writers, including national and international award-winning playwrights. The collection includes six full-length and four one-act plays, as well as interviews with the writers, who candidly discuss the theatrical and political situation in the new South Africa. Written before and after apartheid, the plays present varying approaches and theatrical styles from solo performances to collective creations.
The plays dramatise issues as diverse as:
* women's rights
* displacement from home
* violence against women
* the struggle to keep families together
* racial identity
* education in the old and new South Africa
* and health care.
Kathy Perkins
Acknowledgements. Introduction Kathy A. Perkins. The Plays: A Coloured Place Lueen Conning, So What's New? Fatima Dike, House-Hunting in Soweto Sindiwe Magona, Cheaper Than Roses Ismail Mahomed, Umongikazi/The Nurse Maishe Maponya, Have You Seen Zandile? Gcina Mhlophe, WEEMEN Thulani S. Mtshali, Flight From the Mahabarath Muthal Naidoo, Sheila's Day Duma Ndlovu Kwa-Landlady Magi Noninzi Williams. Bibliography.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.12.1998 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 360 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-18244-1 / 0415182441 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-18244-7 / 9780415182447 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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