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Books on: black american drama

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Dramatic Encounters: The Jewish Presence in Twentieth-Century American Drama, Poetry, and Humor and the Black-Jewish Literary Relationship

Book by Louis Harap; Greenwood Press, 1987

Subjects:

African Americans--Relations With Jews, American Drama--Jewish Authors--History And Criticism, American Fiction--African American Authors--History And Criticism, American Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Jewish Wit And Humor--History And Criticism, Jews In Literature, Judaism And Literature--United States, United States--Race Relations

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...offers one of the fullest perspectives of Jewish- Black relations given by any Black fiction writer. Written during the five years...hundred pages, this is one of the major novels by a Black American. It is an intensive study of the
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Archetypes, Imprecators, and Victims of Fate: Origins and Developments of Satire in Black Drama

Book by Femi Euba; Greenwood Press, 1989

Subjects:

African Americans In Literature, American Drama--African American Authors--History And Criticism, Archetypes In Literature, Blacks In Literature, Drama--Black Authors--History And Criticism, Esu (Legendary Character), Fate And Fatalism In Literature, Satire--History And Criticism, Yoruba (African People)--Folklore

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Vol. 1 of The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography...28. Scott Freda L. "Black Drama and the Harlem Renaissance...British Debating Black Sambo." New York Times...2. Snowden Frank. Blacks in Antiquity: Ethiopians...The Image of the Black in Western Imagination...
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Scars of Conquest/Masks of Resistance: The Invention of Cultural Identities in African, African-American, and Caribbean Drama

Book by Tejumola Olaniyan; Oxford University Press, 1995

Subjects:

Africa--In Literature, African Americans In Literature, American Drama--African American Authors--History And Criticism, Baraka, Imamu Amiri--1934---Criticism And Interpretation, Blacks In Literature, Caribbean Area--In Literature, Drama, Shange, Ntozake--Criticism And Interpretation, Soyinka, Wole--Dramatic Works, Walcott, Derek--Dramatic Works

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...historicity of contemporary black (African, African-American, and Caribbean) dramatic...the Eurocentric discourse on black drama is thinkable only within the...of a culturally situated "black" dramatic theory and practice...
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Black Drama of the Federal Theatre Era: Beyond the Formal Horizons

Book by E. Quita Craig; University of Massachusetts Press, 1980

Subjects:

African Americans In Literature, American Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Drama--African American Authors--History And Criticism, Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)

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...indelible stamp on black drama was Alain Locke. Locke...He was the father of black dramatic theory, and there is little subsequent black dramatic theory that...reaching significance of the black spiritual awakening...the potential of black American culture to parallel in...
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Staging Difference: Cultural Pluralism in American Theatre and Drama

Book by Marc Maufort; Peter Lang, 1995

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American Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Drama--Minority Authors--History And Criticism, Ethnic Groups In Literature, Minorities In Literature, Pluralism (Social Sciences) In Literature, Theater And Society--United States, Theater--United States--History--20th Century

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...ed. The Theater of Black Americans: A Collection of Critical...Jones Eugene H. Native Americans as Shown on the Stage...Kanellos Nicolas. Mexican American Theater: Legacy and...Veil. Strategies in Black Drama . New York: Franklin...

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Journal Articles on: black american drama

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Pageant and Passion: Willa Saunders Jones and Early Black Sacred Drama in Chicago

Journal article by Brian Hallstoos; The Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Vol. 19, 2007

Subjects:

African Americans, American history, Black history, Chicago Civic Opera House, Chicago Illinois, Drama, Dramatists, Jones, Willa Saunders, Personal profiles, Theaters & cinemas

Collections: History, Entire Library

...from the citys black churches. For...interested in sacred drama.30 While these...these homegrown dramas by the 1940s belies...that no African American passion plays existed...While featuring a black man as God, a...stereotypes of blacks and the dialogue...interpretation of Southern black dialect. In mentioning...inflicted on African Americans by a racist society...for an African American leader who embodied...
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Dramatic Trans-formations: the Surrealism of Being Black and Female in Adrienne Kennedy's the Owl Answers

Journal article by Nita N. Kumar; The Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Vol. 17, 2005

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American history, Breton, Andre, Drama, Dramatists, Kennedy, Adrienne, Literary criticism

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...obviously contrasted with the black owl. The contrast is further...Bird with the male and of the black owl with the female characters...are revealed as ambiguous for blacks and women. Having internalized...are resonant of the African Americans search for their origins in...the real and lived world of a black woman in the twentieth century...
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Do Black Theatre Institutions Translate into Great Drama?

Journal article by Donald M. Morales; African American Review, Vol. 31, 1997

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African American theater--Evaluation, Negro Ensemble Company (theater group)--Evaluation, Theater companies--Evaluation

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...translate into great drama by Donald M...that African American playwrights have...literature as have black poets, novelists...white one, with blacks taking centre...Fannin S. "Negro Drama Stage Center...The Theater of Black Americans. 2 vols. Ed...the Field of Drama." Opportunity...Opposition." American Theatre May...
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After the Emperor: Interracial Collaborations between Provincetown Alumni and Black Theatre Artists C.1924-1946

Journal article by Cheryl Black; The Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Vol. 20, 2008

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Actors, Collaboration, Deeter, Jasper, Dramatists, Light, James, Provincetown Players, Race relations, Theater companies, Theater directors & producers

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...a landmark in American theatre history...writing plays with black characters since...presented an all-black cast in The Dreamy...recognized by the Drama League as one...works, and Yale Drama School, for which...opportunities for black performers. Deeter...discrepancy between American democratic rhetoric...
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Mule Bone: Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston's Dream Deferred of an African-American Theatre of the Black Word

Journal article by Carme Manuel; African American Review, Vol. 35, 2001

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African American authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Drama--Black authors, Hughes, Langston--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Hurston, Zora Neale--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mule Bone (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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...American Theatre of the Black Word by Carme Manuel...modernism in Anglo-American literature adapted...the human, in Afro-American literature "it took...reading of African American theatre, traces a...written by African Americans between 1898 and 1992...described the struggle of blacks against racism...Locke believed that drama was the most crucial...in the eras popular dramas, both black and white...

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Magazine Articles on: black american drama

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The African American Drama Company: Twenty Years of Cultural Work

Magazine article by Dorothy Randall; Black Masks, Vol. 12, April 30, 1997

Subjects:

African Americans, Black culture, Blacks, Culture, Entertainment, Fine arts, Minority & ethnic groups, Theater, United States, Walker, Phillip

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The African American Drama Company: Twenty...on the history of Black America," says...extensively toured Black theater company...better area than Black history which is...founding the African American Drama Company, they have...
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Out of Obscurity: Before A Raisin in the Sun, Socially Relevant Black Dramas Worth Revisiting

Magazine article by N. Graham Nesmith; American Theatre, Vol. 21, October 2004

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African American dramatists--Criticism and interpretation, African American dramatists--Works, African American playwrights--Criticism and interpretation, African American playwrights--Works, African American theater--Criticism and interpretation, African American theater--History, Hansberry, Lorraine--Works

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...Socially Relevant Black Dramas Worth Revisiting...for African-American theatre artists...breakthrough drama A Raisin in the...by and about blacks could not succeed...production staged by a black director (Lloyd...murder trial of a black doctor and requires...light-skinned blacks are superior...Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and Performance...
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Cracking the Genomics Code: Genetic Research Isn't Just for Prime-Time Dramas or High-Profile Criminal Cases. Here's How African American DNA Detectives Are Employing Scientific Research to Change Our Lives

Magazine article by Sonya A. Donaldson; Black Enterprise, Vol. 37, November 2006

Subjects:

African Americans--Demographic aspects, African Americans--Genetic aspects, African Americans--Research, DNA identification--Usage, DNA testing--Usage, Detectives--Innovations, Genetic research--Health aspects, Genetic research--Usage, Geneticists--Innovations, Genomics--Research

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...Just for Prime-Time Dramas or High-Profile Criminal...founder of the African-American DNA Roots Project...one in which African Americans had to be engaged...university and the African American community participate...prevalent in African Americans and the African diaspora...and other historically black institutions play an...
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The Mother of All Reunions: The 12th Biennial National Black Theatre Festival Celebrates Stories of Living on the Outside

Magazine article by Rhodessa Jones; American Theatre, Vol. 18, November 2001

Subjects:

African Americans--Art, Drama festivals--North Carolina, National Black Theatre Festival--2001, Winston-Salem, North Carolina--Art

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...The 12th Biennial National Black Theatre Festival celebrates...the 12th biennial National Black Theatre Festival. The NBTF, for so many of us African-American artists working in theatre...Lester Jones, a co-director of Black Artist Contemporary Cultural...
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The Koltes Mystique: Making His Metaphysical French Dramas Suited to American Ears Requires Actors, Not Literary Translators

Magazine article by Randy Gener; American Theatre, Vol. 24, May-June 2007

Subjects:

American drama--Criticism and interpretation, French drama--Criticism and interpretation, Koltes, Bernard-Marie--Appreciation, Koltes, Bernard-Marie--Criticism and interpretation, Koltes, Bernard-Marie--Works

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...His Metaphysical French Dramas Suited to American Ears Requires Actors...Repertory Theatre staged Black Battles with Dogs (Combat...successes of its own Black Battles, staged by young...revived its searing 2001 Black Battles, which it had...

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Newspaper Articles on: black american drama

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FURY AT 'RACIST' BBC TV DRAMA'; Show Portrays Blacks as Imbeciles'

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 29, 2006

Subjects:

African Americans--Social aspects, Television dramas--Social aspects, Television programs--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

FURY AT RACIST BBC TV DRAMA; Show Portrays Blacks as Imbeciles. Byline...racism towards Londons black community today over a drama written by a black woman. There were angry...negative stereotype of black people, demeaning black...
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Forgotten Story; Philip Key Looks at a New Play Detailing the Plight of Black Soldiers in the American War of Independence

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), October 12, 2007

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American Revolution, 1775-1783, Drama, Plays, Soldiers, United States history--Revolution, 1775-1783

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...Detailing the Plight of Black Soldiers in the American War of Independence...story of the black American slaves who fought on...the British in the American War of Independence...became a television drama documentary of the...there were thousands of blacks in New York who had...terrified because the Americans had won and they thought...
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Why Am I Racist for Daring to Tell the Truth about Black Crime? the Writer of a Stunning Drama That's Been Condemned as a 'BNP Calling Card' Takes on Her Critics SPECIAL REPORTBy Sharon Foster

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), August 27, 2006

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African Americans--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Daring to Tell the Truth about Black Crime? the Writer of a Stunning Drama Thats Been Condemned as a BNP...and you want something to beat black people over the head with...also attacked for demeaning black culture and presenting black...
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BBC Accused of Blatant Racism ... over a Drama about the Black Community Written by a Black Woman Teacher

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 29, 2006

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African Americans--Social aspects, Racism--Social aspects, Television programs--Social aspects

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BBC Accused of Blatant Racism ... over a Drama about the Black Community Written by a Black Woman Teacher. Byline: ALEXA BARACAIA THE...drama about the "blame culture" in Britains black community. Shoot The Messenger - the story...
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AWHITE IDIOT; Midsomer Creator Axed after He Claims 'No Blacks' Rule Is Key to Drama's Success

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), March 15, 2011

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African Americans

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Midsomer Creator Axed after He Claims No Blacks Rule Is Key to Dramas Success. Byline: NICOLA METHVEN MIDSOMER...producer sparked fury when he said keeping blacks and Asians out of the long-running police drama has maintained its "Englishness...that he has no plans to introduce any black faces to Midsomer, which has seven million...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: black american drama

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Drama, Western

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...termed naturalist dramas are Gerhart...Lillian Hellman (American). An important...20th-century drama was expressionism...drama are the American Eugene ONeill...of American drama. Brecht wrote dramas of ideas, usually...transgressive drag dramas of Charles Ludlams...Sun (1959), drama by and about African Americans emerged as a...1967) explored black American life; writers...
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Spanish American Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Land: An Anthology of Latin American Folklore in Literature (1961...K. Jones, ed., Spanish American Literature in Translation...Selection of Poetry, Fiction and Drama Since 1888 (1963); A. Torres...E. A. Imbert, Spanish-American Literature: A History (2...
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American Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Royall Tyler , and in the dramas of William Dunlap . The first...by the first professional American novelist, Charles Brockden...coveted by every aspiring American writer and was first achieved...won attention by presenting American folk stories, and James...Longfellow , who won the hearts of Americans with glib, moralizing verse...Huckleberry Finn (1884). Drama after the Civil War and into...
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Penn, Arthur Hiller

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...ARTHUR HILLER 1922 , American director, brother of...Philadelphia; studied Black Mountain College and...themes of alienation in American life, began directing...adaptation of a television drama. Penns masterpiece...outlaws that combines high drama with comedy, social...
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Martin, Steve

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

MARTIN, STEVE 1945 , American comedian, actor, and writer, b...despairing Pennies from Heaven (1981), the drama Grand Canyon (1991), David Mamet...Spanish Prisoner (1998), and the black thriller Novocaine (2001). Martin...

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