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Privileged spectatorship : theatrical interventions in White supremacy / Dani Snyder-Young.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Snyder-Young, Dani, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater and society.
- White people--Race identity--United States.
- White people.
- Theater audiences--United States--Psychological aspects.
- Theater audiences.
- Race in the theater.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxvi, 163 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Many professional theater artists attempt to use live performances in formal theater spaces to disrupt racism and create a more equitable society. Privileged Spectatorship: Theatrical Interventions in White Supremacy examines the impact of such projects, looking at how and why they do and do not intervene in white supremacy"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Mainstream Theater and Privileged Spectatorship
- Making Whiteness Visible
- Critical Catharsis
- Peeling Back the Veneer of Decorum
- Outrage and the Boundaries of Community
- Maintaining White Racial Comfort
- Building Diverse Community
- Conclusion: More Work to Be Done.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8101-4252-X
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