Resistance, parody, and double consciousness in African American theatre, 1895-1910
By: David Krasner.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: African American theater -- History -- 20th century; African American theater -- History -- 19th century; American drama -- African American authors -- History and criticism; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 19th century; African Americans in literature
Description: The history of African American performance and theatre is a topic that few scholars have closely studied or discussed as a critical part of American culture. In this fascinating interdisciplinary volume, David Krasner reveals such a history to be a tremendously rich one, focusing particularly on the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth.

The fields of history, black literary theory, cultural studies, performance studies, and postcolonial theory are utilized in an examination of several major productions. In addition, Krasner looks at the aesthetic significance of African American performers on the American stage and the meaning of the technique entitled "cakewalking."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-212) and index.