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Author:   Henry D. Miller
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780786459377

ISBN 10:   0786459379
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   07 December 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      viii Foreword by James V. Hatch      Preface      Introduction      I. The Dawn of Black Dramatic Theory and the Art or Propaganda Debate Goes Public, 1898–1916      II. “The New Negro” and the High Harlem Renaissance: Core of 20th Century Black Dramatic Theory, 1917–1929      III. Black Theory in the Great Depression and Beyond, 1930–1949, Part I      IV. Black Theory in the Great Depression and Beyond, 1930–1949, Part II      V. Civil Rights vs. Integration and the Persistence of Art-Theatre Drama, 1950–1959      VI. The Rise of Black Arts Theory and the Persistence of Art-Theatre Drama, 1960–1965      VII. Back to the Future: Conclusion      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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this book can be rightfully described as a milestone...deserves a place in every library, academic to public. -- Broadside Broadside

<i>Theorizing Black Theatre</i> is the kind of book that you keep in your backpack and take out on the subway with pen in hand so you can take notes. Every couple of pages you will go over enough material to constitute an undergrad course in African American theatre and dramaturgy. Miller gives us a whole new look at our country and begins to undo the damage that segregation has done to our historical perspective --<i>African American Playwrights Exchange</i>; this book can be rightfully described as a milestone...deserves a place in every library, academic to public --<i>Broadside</i>.

Theorizing Black Theatre is the kind of book that you keep in your backpack and take out on the subway with pen in hand so you can take notes. Every couple of pages you will go over enough material to constitute an undergrad course in African American theatre and dramaturgy. Miller gives us a whole new look at our country and begins to undo the damage that segregation has done to our historical perspective --African American Playwrights Exchange; this book can be rightfully described as a milestone...deserves a place in every library, academic to public --Broadside.

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Henry D. Miller is a veteran of the 1960s and 1970s black theatre movement. A director and playwright, he has written broadly about American theatre.

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