Sistuhs in the struggle : an oral history of Black Arts Movement theater and performance

著者

• Forsgren, La Donna L.

書誌事項

Sistuhs in the struggle : an oral history of Black Arts Movement theater and performance

La Donna L. Forsgren

Northwestern University Press, 2020

• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-360) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The first oral history to fully explore the contributions of black women intellectuals to the Black Arts Movement, Sistuhs in the Struggle reclaims a vital yet under-researched chapter in African American, women's, and theater history. This groundbreaking study documents how black women theater artists and activists-many of whom worked behind the scenes as directors, designers, producers, stage managers, and artistic directors-disseminated the black aesthetic and emboldened their communities.Drawing on nearly thirty original interviews with well-known artists such as Ntozake Shange and Sonia Sanchez as well as less-studied figures including distinguished lighting designer Shirley Prendergast, dancer and choreographer Halifu Osumare, and three-time Tony-nominated writer and composer Micki Grant, La Donna L. Forsgren centers black women's cultural work as a crucial component of civil rights and black power activism. Sistuhs in the Struggle is an essential collection for theater scholars, historians, and students interested in learning how black women's art and activism both advanced and critiqued the ethos of the Black Arts and Black Power movements.

目次

List of Black Theaters, Cultural Institutions/Events, and Activist Organizations Acknowledgements Introduction: In Her Own Words 1. Spiritual Sister: The Black Aesthetic, Feminism, and Black Power Revisited 2. Black Theaters Matter: The Art of Institution Building 3. "Traveling with Ears to the Ground": Black Arts Movement Drama, Ritual, Teleplays, and Musicals 4. Performative Embodiment on Black Arts and Alternative Stages Conclusion: Legacy Appendix A: Notes from the Field: Establishing Ethics and Rapport Appendix B: Narrator Biographies Notes Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC03642330
• ISBN:
  • 9780810142565
• LCCN: 2020014817
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Evanston, Ill.
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 371 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : PN2270.A35
  • DC23 : 792.08996073
• 件名:
  • LCSH : African American theater -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Black Arts movement -- History
  • LCSH : Feminist theater -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : American drama -- African American authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : American drama -- Women authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : African American women -- Intellectual life -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : African American women -- Interviews