L. Goddard
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2015
9781349314874
Contemporary Black British Playwrights
Margins to Mainstream
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2015
ISBN13: 9781349314874
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This book examines the socio-political and theatrical conditions that heralded the shift from the margins to the mainstream for black British Writers, through analysis of the social issues portrayed in plays by Kwame Kwei-Armah, debbie tucker green, Roy Williams, and Bola Agbaje.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349314874
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
PART I: CONTEXTS 1. Beyond Identity Politics: Black British Playwrights on the Mainstream PART II: PLAYWRIGHTS, PLAYS, THEMES 2. Street Life: Black Masculinity and Youth Violence in Roy Williams' 'Urban' Plays 3. Past and Present: Legacies of Slavery in Kwame Kwei-Armah's National Theatre Triptych 4. Breaking the Silence: Women's Solidarity in debbie tucker green's Abuse and Trauma Plays 5. Playing the Game: Race Relations, Racism, and Nation in Roy Williams' Sports Plays 6. Around the World: African and Caribbean Human Rights in debbie tucker green's Global Plays 7. A Slice-of-Life: British-African Social Comedy in Bola Agbaje's Council Estate Plays 8. State-of-the-Nation? Black British Playwrights at the Tricycle Theatre PART III: CONCLUSIONS 9. Social Issues and Social Debates: Snapshots, Headlines, Conclusions