Performance, identity, and immigration law : a theatre of undocumentedness / Gad Guterman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guterman, Gad, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American theater.

Hispanic Americans in the performing arts.

American drama--Hispanic American authors--History and criticism.

American drama.

American drama--20th century--History and criticism.

Illegal immigration in literature.

Noncitizens in literature.

Emigration and immigration in literature.

Citizenship in literature.

Identity (Psychology) in literature.

Theater and society--United States.

Theater and society.

American drama--Hispanic American authors.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 236 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

The topic of US immigration law provokes passionate conversations. This book engages directly with these pressing debates and begins with a straightforward question: How has contemporary American theatre presented so-called undocumented immigrants? Juxtaposing the work of artists such asjosefina López, Genny Lim, Arthur Miller, Ntare Mwine, Octavio Solis, and Culture Clash, Guterman highlights how an express attention to legal labels enriches our studies of identity. Placing theatre artists and their work within a context of ongoing debate, he shows how theatre fills an essential role in a critical conversation by exploring the powerful ways in which legal labels affect and change us. Book jacket.

Contents:

Act 237(a)(1)(b): present in violation of law

Act 275(a): improper entry by alien

Act 274a: unlawful employment of aliens

Act 212(a)(9)(b)(iii)(iii): family unity

Act 331: alien enemies

Act 505: appeals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137412485

1137412488

OCLC:

872653872