num_pages: 224
description: José María Rodríguez Méndez is a noted playwright, an acerbic cultural critic, and a political dissident under Franco. In Performing Spanishness , the first English-language examination of Méndez’s life and work, Michael Thompson sets the playwright’s lifelong struggle against censorship in the context of Spain’s shifting national identity. Méndez’s work presents “Spanishness” not as a static trait, but as an ongoing performance; Performing Spanishness is an indispensable resource to those interested in theater, Spain, and the relationship between art and activism.
language: English
title: Performing Spanishness: History, Cultural Identity & Censorship in the Theatre of José María Rodríguez Méndez
titlecomplete: Performing Spanishness: History, Cultural Identity & Censorship in the Theatre of José María Rodríguez Méndez
publisher: Intellect Ltd