Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance: Acts of Rebellion, Activism, and Solidarity

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DeRon S. Williams Khalid Y. Long

Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance

Acts of Rebellion, Activism, and Solidarity

DeRon S. Williams, Khalid Y. Long, Martine Kei Green-Rogers , William C. Boles

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Methuen Drama
29 June 2023

Theatre Studies; Theatre direction & production; Cultural studies; Political activism

Series: Methuen Drama Agitations: Text, Politics and Performances

How are Black artists, activists, and pedagogues wielding acts of rebellion, activism, and solidarity to precipitate change? How have contemporary performances impacted Black cultural, social, and political struggles? What are the ways in which these acts and artists engage varied Black identities and explore shared histories?

Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance investigates these questions to illuminate the relationship between performance, identity, intersectionality, and activism in North America and beyond. It features contributions from scholars, artists, and activists from across disciplines who explore the nuances and varied forms of Black performance in the 21st century while incorporating performance-based methodologies and queer and black feminist theories.

Among the many topics addressed by contributors are antiracist pedagogy, Black queer identity formation in Black playwriting, digital blackface, and Black women's subversive practices within contemporary popular culture. It encompasses dramatic analysis of Lynn Nottage's Sweat, Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy, and acts of resistance during the Black Lives Matter summer 2020 highway protests. A series of conversations with artists and scholars are woven throughout the book’s three sections, including with playwrights Christina Anderson and Donja R. Love, and Willa Taylor, Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago.

Edited by: DeRon S. Williams, Khalid Y. Long, Martine Kei Green-Rogers
Series edited by: William C. Boles, Anja Hartl
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781350252912
ISBN 10: 1350252913
Series: Methuen Drama Agitations: Text, Politics and Performances
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 29 June 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

DeRon S. Williams is Assistant Professor of Theatre in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Loyola University Chicago, USA. Khalid Y. Long is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies and the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Georgia, USA. Martine Kei Green-Rogers is the Dean of The Theatre School at DePaul University, USA.