Resistance, parody, and double consciousness in African American theatre: 1895 - 1910

The history of African American performance and theatre is a topic that few scholars have closely studied or discussed as a critical part of American culture. In this fascinating interdisciplinary volume, David Krasner reveals such a history to be a tremendously rich one, focusing particularly on th...

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Main Author: Krasner, David 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York St. Martin's Press 1997
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:The history of African American performance and theatre is a topic that few scholars have closely studied or discussed as a critical part of American culture. In this fascinating interdisciplinary volume, David Krasner reveals such a history to be a tremendously rich one, focusing particularly on the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. The fields of history, black literary theory, cultural studies, performance studies, and postcolonial theory are utilized in an examination of several major productions. In addition, Krasner looks at the aesthetic significance of African American performers on the American stage and the meaning of the technique entitled "cakewalking."
Physical Description:VI, 218 S.
ISBN:0312173636

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