Milestones in Queer Us Theatre

This introduction to queer theatre and performance in the United States explores the pioneering artists that have shaped this ever-changing field across the past two centuries, through ten key moments and movements.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Invention of the Homosexual
2. Black Queerness in the Harlem Renaissance
3. Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movements
4. The Queer Avant-Garde
5. Lesbian and Feminist Performance in the 1980s and 1990s
6. The Broadway Musical
7. HIV/AIDS Activism
8. The Rise of Intersectionality and Queer of Color Critique
9. Trans Inclusion, Gender Expansion, & the New Queer Theatre
10. The Twenty-First Century
Glossary
Timeline

About the author

Dennis Sloan is Assistant Professor of Theatre at DePauw University, USA. His research focuses on queer theatre, Latinx Theatre, and the history of actor training. His work has appeared in New England Theatre Journal and Theatre History Studies. He is active in the American Society for Theatre Research and the Mid-America Theatre Conference.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis Sloan
• Assisted by: Dennis Sloan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 02.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032347691
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234769-1
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Milestones
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; History, Cultural Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, Theatre Studies, Humanities, United States of America, USA, History: specific events and topics, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, Performance Art, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics