Format:
Book
Author(s):
Elam, Harry Justin Alexander Robert
Keyword(s):
American drama -- African American authors.
American drama -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Drama.
Drama.
USA.
Schwarze.
Year:
1996
Pages:
viii, 643 p.
Publisher:
Plume
Publisher location:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
Accession number:
34651437
Label:
Box 116
Notes:
23 cm.
Introduction / Harry J. Elam, Jr. -- Foreword / Robert Alexander -- Section one: Smashing stereotypes and embracing icons. I ain't yo' uncle / Robert Alexander -- The Little Tommy Parker celebrated colored minstrel show / Carlyle Brown -- Re/membering Aunt Jemima: a menstrual show / Breena Clarke, Glenda Dickerson -- Section two: Black men at risk. for black boys who have considered homicide when the streets were too much / Keith Antar Mason -- Fierce love / Pomo Afro Homos -- Tod, the boy, Tod / Talvin Wilks -- Section three: Reconstructing Black womanhood. Big butt girls, hard-headed women / Rhodessa Jones -- Shakin' the mess outta misery / Shay Youngblood -- Come down burning / Kia Corthron -- Section four: The Black family in crisis. Crying holy / Wayne Corbitt -- Before it hits home / Cheryl L. West -- Imperceptible mutabilities in the third kingdom / Suzan-Lori Parks.
edited by Harry J. Elam, Jr., and Robert Alexander.
Book
URLS:
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Language:
English
Call number:
LC: PS628.N4; Dewey: 812/.54080896073
ISBN:
ISBN: 0452274974; 9780452274976 LCCN: 96-15948
Research notes:
Insert between cover and first leaf