The necropolitical theater : race and immigration on the contemporary Spanish stage / Jeffrey K. Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coleman, Jeffrey K, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Spanish drama.

Spanish drama--21st century--History and criticism.

Immigrants in literature.

Race relations in literature.

Death in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The Necropolitical Theater: Race and Immigration on the Contemporary Spanish Stage demonstrates how theatrical production in Spain has reflected national anxieties regarding immigration and race since the early 1990s. This book argues that Spain has developed a "necropolitical theatre" wherein the immigrant is transformed into the fictionalized enemy-whose nonwhiteness is incompatible with Spanish national identity and therefore a threat to the (European) Spanish state. The portrayal of immigrant deaths not only purifies Spain by portraying the maintenance of the status quo but also provides the moment of catharsis for the spectator faced with the notion of a racially diverse nation. Through the analysis of plays that portray Latin American, North African, and sub-Saharan African immigrants, The Necropolitical Theater also makes clear that there is an apparent racial hierarchy, tied in part to Spain's historical legacies of colonization and religious intolerance, which dictates the nature in which death operates for each migrant group"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. The Formation of the Necropolitical Theater

Are You Being Served?: Latin American Female Migrants and Neocolonial Servitude

The Second Reconquista: Maurophobia and the Impossibility of North African Migrants in Spain

En Route to Death: Spanish Necropolitical Theatre and the Precarity of Black Immigration

Conclusion. The Necropolitical Theatre of Whiteness

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8101-4187-6

OCLC:

1148187522