Contemporary Feminist Theatres: To Each Her OwnContemporary Feminist Theatres is a major evaluation of the forms feminism has taken in the theatre since 1968. Lizbeth Goodman provides a provocative and interdisciplinary study of the development of feminist theatres in Britain. She examines the treatment of key issues such as gender, race, sexuality, language and power in performance. |
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... black women in contemporary theatres Theatre of Black Women, Talawa, Sistren, Black Mime Theatre Women's Troop Texts and contexts: Gcina Mhlophe and Djanet Sears NEW DIRECTIONS IN FEMINIST THEATRE(S) Performance art/theatre The ...
... black women in contemporary theatres Theatre of Black Women, Talawa, Sistren, Black Mime Theatre Women's Troop Texts and contexts: Gcina Mhlophe and Djanet Sears NEW DIRECTIONS IN FEMINIST THEATRE(S) Performance art/theatre The ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
1 CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEATRES | 13 |
2 FEMINIST THEATRES 196890 | 35 |
3 FOUR COMPANIES | 59 |
4 COMMON WORKING METHODS OF FEMINIST THEATRES | 85 |
5 LESBIAN THEATRES AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES | 111 |
6 BLACK FEMINIST THEATRES IN CULTURAL CONTEXT | 143 |
7 NEW DIRECTIONS IN FEMINIST THEATRES | 177 |
8 BRITISH FEMINIST THEATRE IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT | 203 |
CONCLUSION | 233 |
NOTES | 237 |
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