Interrogating America through Theatre and Performance

Interrogating America through Theatre and Performance
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780230100787
ISBN-13 : 0230100783
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Book Synopsis Interrogating America through Theatre and Performance by : Iris Smith Fischer

Download or read book Interrogating America through Theatre and Performance written by Iris Smith Fischer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays dissects American plays, movies and other performance types that examine America and its history and culture. From Amerindian stage performances to AIDS and post-9/11 America, it displays the various and important ways theatre and performance studies have examined and conversed with American culture and history.


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