Resistance, Parody and Double Consciousness in African American Theatre, 1895-1919 (1998 Errol Hill Award Winner)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: November 15, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780312219253
Subjects: Drama; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Theater - History & Criticism; Drama / American; Performing Arts; Textbooks; Performing Arts/Dance
First sentence: THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORK is to explore African American theatre as it existed from 1895 to 1910, with an emphasis on its resistance to racism, the emergence of parody, and the use of what W. E. B. Du Bois called "double consciousness" (1903:215).