Theorizing black theatre : art versus protest in critical writings, 1898-1965 /

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Author / Creator:	Miller, Henry (Henry D.)
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2011.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	American drama -- African American authors -- History and criticism. American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism. African American theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century. African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. African Americans in literature. Racism in literature. Civil rights in literature. Politics in literature. African American theater. African Americans in literature. African Americans -- Intellectual life. American drama. American drama -- African American authors. Civil rights in literature. Politics in literature. Racism in literature. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8377581

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Varying Form of Title:	Theorizing black theater
ISBN:	9780786459377 0786459379 9780786460144 (electronic bk.) 0786460148 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Miller, Henry (Henry D.). Theorizing black theatre. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2011 9780786459377

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Foreword
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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