Sistuhs in the struggle : an oral history of Black Arts Movement theater and performance /

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"The first oral history to fully explore the contributions of black women intellectuals of the Black Arts Movement, Sistuhs in the Struggle: An Oral History of Black Arts Movement Theater and Performance reclaims a vital yet underresearched chapter in African American, women's, and theater...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Forsgren, La Donna L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
1900-1999
African American women > Interviews.
African American women > Intellectual life > History > 20th century.
American drama > Women authors > 20th century > History and criticism.
American drama > African American authors > 20th century > History and criticism.
Feminist theater > History > 20th century.
Black Arts movement > History.
African American theater > History > 20th century.
Noires américaines > Entretiens.
Noires américaines > Vie intellectuelle > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre américain > Auteurs noirs américains > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre féministe > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Black Arts (Mouvement artistique) > Histoire.
Théâtre noir américain > Histoire > 20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS > General.
African American theater
African American women
African American women > Intellectual life
American drama > African American authors
American drama > Women authors
Black Arts movement
Feminist theater
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Interviews
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. In her own words
  • Spiritual sister: the Black aesthetic, feminism, and Black power
  • Black theaters matter: the art of institution building
  • "Traveling with ears to the ground": Black arts movement drama, ritual, teleplays, and musicals
  • Performative embodiment on Black arts and alternative stages
  • Conclusion: Legacy
  • Appendix A. Notes from the field: establishing ethics and rapport
  • Appendix B. About the narrators.

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