Title Sistuhs in the struggle : an oral history of Black Arts Movement theater and performance / La Donna L. Forsgren

Published Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2020] Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 371 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction. In her own words -- Spiritual sister: the Black aesthetic, feminism, and Black power -- Black theaters matter: the art of institution building -- "Traveling with ears to the ground": Black arts movement drama, ritual, teleplays, and musicals -- Performative embodiment on Black arts and alternative stages -- Conclusion: Legacy -- Appendix A. Notes from the field: establishing ethics and rapport -- Appendix B. About the narrators Summary "The first oral history to fully explore the contributions of black women intellectuals of the Black Arts Movement, Sistuhs in the Struggle: An Oral History of Black Arts Movement Theater and Performance reclaims a vital yet underresearched chapter in African American, women's, and theater history"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject African American women -- Interviews African American women -- Intellectual life -- History -- 20th century American drama -- Women authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism American drama -- African American authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism Feminist theater -- History -- 20th century Black Arts movement -- History African American theater -- History -- 20th century PERFORMING ARTS -- General. African American theater African American women African American women -- Intellectual life American drama -- African American authors American drama -- Women authors Black Arts movement Feminist theater Genre/Form interviews. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Interviews Interviews. Interviews. Form Electronic book ISBN 0810142589 9780810142589

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