The black theatre movement in the United States and in South Africa / Olga Barrios.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrios, Olga, author.

Series:

Biblioteca Javier Coy d'estudis nord-americans ; 53.

Biblioteca Javier Coy d'estudis nord-americans ; 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

American drama.

South African drama--Black authors--20th century--History and criticism.

South African drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Edition:

Primera edición.

Place of Publication:

Valencia : Universitat de València, Departament de Filologia Anglesa i Alemanya, 2008.

Summary:

The flowering of socio-political movements between the 1960s and 1990s in the United States and South Africa laid the firm foundations on which, with unprecedented force and impetus, the black theatre of these years was forged. Form and content emerged alongside the political and artistic commitment adopted by these artists against Western imperialism, colonialism and racism. For the first time in history, black theatre in the United States and South Africa analysed and valued black roots in order to illuminate the search for future freedom. However, the socio-political context and country-specific circumstances have also generated the distinctive features of Afro-American and black South African theatre (including gender differences) manifested in totally heterogeneous and uniqué artistic ramifications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217)

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Digitalia, viewed July 8, 2015)

ISBN:

9788437070223

8437070228

OCLC:

992001942