In Search of Our Warrior Mothers : Women Dramatists of the Black Arts Movement /

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The Black Arts Movement (1965-76) consisted of artists across the United States deeply concerned with the relationship between politics and the black aesthetic. In Search of Our Warrior Mothers examines the ways in which black women playwrights in the movement advanced feminist and womanist perspect...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Forsgren, La Donna L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Franklin, J. E. > (Jennie Elizabeth), > 1937- > Criticism and interpretation.
Sanchez, Sonia, > 1934- > Criticism and interpretation.
Charles, Martie > Criticism and interpretation.
Teer, Barbara Ann > Criticism and interpretation.
Charles, Martie
Franklin, J. E. > (Jennie Elizabeth), > 1937-
Sanchez, Sonia, > 1934-
Teer, Barbara Ann
1900-1999
Feminist theater.
Black Arts movement.
American drama > Women authors > 20th century > History and criticism.
American drama > African American authors > 20th century > History and criticism.
Feminist drama.
Théâtre féministe.
Black Arts (Mouvement artistique)
Théâtre américain > Auteurs noirs américains > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
DRAMA > General.
Feminist drama
American drama > African American authors
American drama > Women authors
Black Arts movement
Feminist theater
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Set your blackness free" : Barbara Ann Teer's art and activism
  • "We black women" : Martie Evans-Charles and the spirits of Black womanhood
  • "Armed prophet" : Sonia Sanchez and the weapon of words
  • "Bring your wounded hearts" : J.E. Franklin and the art of liberation
  • Epilogue. Let the search continue
  • Appendix A. Chronology of Barbara Ann Teer
  • Appendix B. Chronology of Martie Evans-Charles
  • Appendix C. Chronology of Sonia Sanchez
  • Appendix D. Chronology of J.E. Franklin.

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