Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre
- Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance
- The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Slavery, Performance, and the Design of African American Theatre
- Chapter 2 Slave Rebellions on the National Stage
- Chapter 3 Early Black Americans on Broadway
- Chapter 4 Drama in the Harlem Renaissance
- Chapter 5 The Negro Little Theatre Movement
- Chapter 6 Black Women Dramatists, 1930–1960
- Chapter 7 Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement
- Chapter 8 Fragmented Musicals and 1970s Soul Aesthetic
- Chapter 9 Spectacles of Whiteness from Adrienne Kennedy to Suzan-Lori Parks
- Chapter 10 African American Performance and Community Engagement
- Chapter 11 Women Playwrights Who Cross Cultural Borders
- Chapter 12 African Diaspora Drama
- Chapter 13 Black Theatre in the Age of Obama
- Chapter 14 Staging Black Lives Matter
- Chapter 15 Contemporary Black Queer Drama
- Chapter 16 African American Dance Theatre
- Index
Dedication
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2023
- The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre
- Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance
- The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Slavery, Performance, and the Design of African American Theatre
- Chapter 2 Slave Rebellions on the National Stage
- Chapter 3 Early Black Americans on Broadway
- Chapter 4 Drama in the Harlem Renaissance
- Chapter 5 The Negro Little Theatre Movement
- Chapter 6 Black Women Dramatists, 1930–1960
- Chapter 7 Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement
- Chapter 8 Fragmented Musicals and 1970s Soul Aesthetic
- Chapter 9 Spectacles of Whiteness from Adrienne Kennedy to Suzan-Lori Parks
- Chapter 10 African American Performance and Community Engagement
- Chapter 11 Women Playwrights Who Cross Cultural Borders
- Chapter 12 African Diaspora Drama
- Chapter 13 Black Theatre in the Age of Obama
- Chapter 14 Staging Black Lives Matter
- Chapter 15 Contemporary Black Queer Drama
- Chapter 16 African American Dance Theatre
- Index
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- The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre , pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023