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Author:   Harvey Young (Boston University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9781009359559

ISBN 10:   100935955
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   22 June 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Harvey Young; 1. Slavery, performance, and the design of African American theatre Douglas A. Jones, Jr.; 2. Slave rebellions on the national stage Heather S. Nathans; 3. Early Black Americans on Broadway Monica White Ndounou; 4. Drama in the Harlem Renaissance Soyica Diggs Colbert; 5. The Negro Little Theatre Movement Jonathan Shandell; 6. Black women dramatists, 1930–1960 Adrienne Macki; 7. Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement Aimee Zygmonski; 8. Fragmented musicals and 1970s soul aesthetic Samuel O'Connell; 9. Spectacles of whiteness from Adrienne Kennedy to Suzan-Lori Parks Faedra Chatard Carpenter; 10. African American performance and community engagement Nadine George-Graves; 11. Women playwrights who cross cultural borders Sandra G. Shannon; 12. African Diaspora drama Sandra L. Richards; 13. Black theatre in the age of Obama Harry J. Elam, Jr.; 14. Staging Black Lives Matter Khalid Y. Long; 15. Contemporary Black Queer Drama Leticia Ridley; 16. African American Dance Theatre Ariel Nereson.

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'In recent years, African American theatre has surged as a vital force for community, protest, mourning, fury, and hope. This expanded edition examines Black theater's newest developments even as it remains the definitive resource for understanding the deep historical, political, and theoretical traditions that inform this contemporary theater making. An indispensable volume for students, experts, and fans alike.' Shane Vogel, Yale University 'In this second edition of The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre, Young and his contributors sharpen the historical and contemporary lines of African American theatre across centuries of development. With the inclusion of essays that center black choreographers, black queer theater makers, and black theatrical activism in our current moment, Young cements new areas of deep and critical study within African American Theatre.' Rashida Z. Shaw McMahon, Wesleyan University 'The new edition of this essential text illustrates and anticipates the continued development of African American theatrical writing and performance, especially as it centralizes the significance of the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement and the unsilencing of discussions of Black sexuality and gender identification. Each essay in this volume compellingly showcases the discovery, recovery, and expansion of African American theatre history to intentionally demonstrate inclusivity and truth within annals of African American theatre history.' Ladrica Menson-Furr, The University of Memphis

Author Information

Harvey Young is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre at Boston University. He is the author or editor of ten books, including Embodying Black Experience (2010), Theatre & Race (2013) and most recently Theatre after Empire (2021).

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