Contemporary Latina/o Theater
Subtitle: Wrighting Ethnicity (Theater in the Americas)
Edition: 1st Edition edition
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: April 17, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780809328307
Subjects: Performing Arts; Plays / Drama; Performing Arts/Dance; American; Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism; Theater - General; Theater - History & Criticism
Description: "In Contemporary Latina/o Theater, Jon D. Rossini explores the complex relationship between theater and the creation of ethnicity in an unprecedented examination of six Latina/o playwrights and their works. Rossini exposes how these writers use the genre as tool to reveal and transform existing preconceptions about their culture. Through "wrighting' - the triplicate process of writing plays, righting misconceptions about ethnic identity, and creating an entirely new way of understanding Latina/o culture - these playwrights directly intervene in current conversations regarding ethnic identity, providing the tools for audiences to reexplore their previously held perspectives outside the theater."--BOOK JACKET.