Kathy A. Perkins, Judith L. Stephens

Broschiertes Buch

Strange Fruit

Plays on Lynching by American Women

Herausgeber: Stephens, Judith L.; Perkins, Kathy A.

Beschreibung

A collection of plays that focus on women's view of lynching. It reveals a social history of interracial cooperation between black and white women and an artistic tradition that continues to evolve through the work of African American women artists. It includes examples of both one-act and full-length dramas.

Autor

Kathy A. Perkins is Associate Professor of Theater at University of Illinois where she heads the Theater Lighting Design Program. She is also the author of Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 and co-editor of Contemporary Plays by Women of Color. Judith L. Stephens, Associate Professor of Speech Communication at Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill, serves on the executive Board of the Black Theater Network. She has published articles on women in American theater in African American Review, Theatre Journal, Theatre Annual, Text and Performance Quarterly, and The Journal of American Drama and Theater.

Produktdetails

• Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 438
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9780253211637
• ISBN-10: 0253211638
• Artikelnr.: 21976829