Chicanas/Latinas in American theatre : a history of performance / Elizabeth C. Ramírez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramírez, Elizabeth C., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American theater--History--20th century.

Hispanic American theater.

Women in the theater--United States.

Women in the theater.

Hispanic American drama (Spanish).

American drama--Hispanic American authors.

American drama.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xix, 188 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2000]

Summary:

Elizabeth C. Ramirez shows how Latina/Latino theatre has evolved from its pre-Columbian, Spanish, and Mexican origins to its current prominence within American theatre. During the period of political turmoil surrounding the Mexican Revolution, the role of Chicanas/Latinas helps us understand the cultural, social, historical, and political effects on a people who had lived under a dictatorship, left it behind, and emerged within a democratic society to participate in a major theatrical movement in the U.S. Although theatrical activity died down during the depression, it was revived in the 1960s, when women again entered the political arena. Their presence has made its mark in the evolution of the American stage as they now take their place in world culture and performative history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-176) and index.

ISBN:

0253337143

0253213711

OCLC:

43707015