Staging habla de negros : radical performances of the African diaspora in early modern Spain / Nicholas R. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Nicholas R., 1982- author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Series:

Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 ; vol. 3.

Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 ; vol. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Spain--African influences--History--16th century.

Theater.

Theater--Spain--African influences--History--17th century.

Theater--Spain--African influences--History--18th century.

African diaspora in literature.

Spain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"An interdisciplinary exploration of white appropriations of black African voices in Spanish theater from the 1500s through the 1700s"--Provided by publisher.

"In this volume, Nicholas R. Jones analyzes white appropriations of black African voices in Spanish theater from the 1500s through the 1700s, when the performance of Africanized Castilian, commonly referred to as habla de negros (black speech), was in vogue. Focusing on Spanish Golden Age theater and performative poetry from authors such as Calderón de la Barca, Lope de Rueda, and Rodrigo de Reinosa, Jones makes a strong case for revising the belief, long held by literary critics and linguists, that white appropriations and representations of habla de negros language are "racist buffoonery" or stereotype. Instead, Jones shows black characters who laugh, sing, and shout, ultimately combating the violent desire of white supremacy. By placing early modern Iberia in conversation with discourses on African diaspora studies, Jones showcases how black Africans and their descendants who built communities in early modern Spain were rendered legible in performative literary texts. Accessibly written and theoretically sophisticated, Jones's groundbreaking study elucidates the ways that habla de negros animated black Africans' agency, empowered their resistance, and highlighted their African cultural retentions. This must-read book on identity building, performance, and race will captivate audiences across disciplines." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Black Skin Acts: Feasting on Blackness, Staging Linguistic Blackface

2. The Birth of Hispanic Habla de Negros: Signifying for the Black Audience in Rodrigo de Reinosa

3. Black Divas, Black Feminisms: The Black Female Body and Habla de Negros in Lope de Rueda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-212) and index.

Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize, Winner, 2019

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780271083469

0271083468

0271083476

9780271083476

OCLC:

1122712135

Publisher Number:

99987021538

40029221477