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Informationen zum Autor E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of African American Studies and Performance Studies at Northwestern University, USA. Ramón H. Rivera-Servera is an associate professor in the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University, USA. Klappentext The collection solo/black/woman features seven solo performances by emerging and established feminist performance artists from the past three decades. The scripts are accompanied by interviews and critical essays, as well as a DVD showcasing the performances. The performers range from Robbie McCauley and Rhodessa Jones, who were at the leading edge of the solo monologue boom of the 1980s, to new talents such as Stacey Robinson and Misty DeBerry. Collectively, their work displays an enormous range of aesthetic approach and thematic emphasis. The anthology offers a comprehensive, stimulating introduction to the beauty, richness, urgency, pleasure, and political promise of black feminist performance. Zusammenfassung "The publication also includes a DVD of video samples for each of the performances documented! discussed! and analyzed within"--Introduction.
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E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of African American Studies and Performance Studies at Northwestern University, USA.
Ramón H. Rivera-Servera is an associate professor in the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University, USA.
