Contemporary Feminist Theatres: To Each Her Own (Gender in Performance) By Lizb

Name: Contemporary Feminist Theatres: To Each Her Own (Gender in Performance) By Lizb
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

A much-needed analysis of the development of feminist theatre in different cultures and on several continents in the past quarter-century. > \nContemporary 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.\n Based on original research and fresh data, Contemporary Feminst Theatres is a fully comprehensive and admirably clear analysis of a flourishing field of practice and inquiry. > Series editors\u2019 preface, List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEATRES, 2 FEMINIST THEATRES 1968\u201390, 3 FOUR COMPANIES, 4 COMMON WORKING METHODS OF FEMINIST THEATRES, 5 LESBIAN THEATRES AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES, 6 BLACK FEMINIST THEATRES IN CULTURAL CONTEXT, 7 NEW DIRECTIONS.