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Preaching the Blues: Black Feminist Performance in Lynching Plays

Maisha S. Akbar

Preaching the Blues: Black Feminist Performance in Lynching Plays examines several lynching plays to foreground black women's performances as non-normative subjects who challenge white supremacist ideology.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: Jun 30th, 2021
  • Pages: 148
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.43in - 5.35in - 0.47in - 0.40lb
  • EAN: 9781032088495
  • Categories: Theater - History & CriticismAmerican - African American & BlackWomen Authors

About the Author

Maisha S. Akbar is Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at Fort Valley State University, where she is founding coordinator of a Theatre and Performance Studies academic curriculum. Dr. Akbar's research interests include black feminist performance studies and psychoanalysis. More information on her work can be found at www.blackplaybook.com.