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Theatre of Engagement: U.S. Theatre and Performance 1898-1949

Joshua Polster

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Description:Theatre of Engagement: U.S. Theatre and Performance 1898-1949 provides Theatre Studies students and teachers with a unique textbook that makes sense of the various developments and influences that shaped American theatre during the first half of the twentieth century. It provides readers with a thorough appreciation of theatre movements, practitioners and key texts that are essential to any course in Theatre Studies at college and university. Divided into six sections, it examines the influence on theatre and performance of:Colonialism and Native Rule Ethnicity and Race, including the Civil Rights movement Gender and Sexuality, including feminism, the sexual revolution and Broadway Economic Systems, including the Great Depression, the New Deal Systems of Government, including the rise of Fascism, the Cold War the Atomic Age, Spiritualism and McCarthyismRather than being simply a historical survey, it offers readers multiple theoretical perspectives and a detailed consideration of many of the key play texts that arose from and responded to each movement. Readers will gain a rich understanding of the dynamic and volatile relationship between U.S. theatre, politics and culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Theatre of Engagement: U.S. Theatre and Performance 1898-1949. To get started finding Theatre of Engagement: U.S. Theatre and Performance 1898-1949, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 304

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1408154463

Description: Theatre of Engagement: U.S. Theatre and Performance 1898-1949 provides Theatre Studies students and teachers with a unique textbook that makes sense of the various developments and influences that shaped American theatre during the first half of the twentieth century. It provides readers with a thorough appreciation of theatre movements, practitioners and key texts that are essential to any course in Theatre Studies at college and university. Divided into six sections, it examines the influence on theatre and performance of:Colonialism and Native Rule Ethnicity and Race, including the Civil Rights movement Gender and Sexuality, including feminism, the sexual revolution and Broadway Economic Systems, including the Great Depression, the New Deal Systems of Government, including the rise of Fascism, the Cold War the Atomic Age, Spiritualism and McCarthyismRather than being simply a historical survey, it offers readers multiple theoretical perspectives and a detailed consideration of many of the key play texts that arose from and responded to each movement. Readers will gain a rich understanding of the dynamic and volatile relationship between U.S. theatre, politics and culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Theatre of Engagement: U.S. Theatre and Performance 1898-1949. To get started finding Theatre of Engagement: U.S. Theatre and Performance 1898-1949, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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