Contemporary African American Theater - Afrocentricity in the Works of Larry Neal, Amiri Baraka, and Charles Fuller (Hardcover)

The Black Arts Movement was sparked by the Civil Rights movement and the urge to produce and revitalize functional, realistic, and holistic symbols to express African American creativity. When Larry Neal began his quest for a new dramatic form to epitomize African American self-determination he laid the foundation upon which his friends and compatriots-Amiri Baraka and Charles Fuller-would build. Expressing their individual protests through their writings, these artists soon united in their attack against Eurocentrism, which traditionally minimized or neglected the roles played by Africans and African Americans on the world stage. Their writings signaled a radical change in the form and content of African American writing, particularly drama.
In this insightful examination of African American cultural history, the author explores the heart of the dramatic imagination of African Americans during the turbulent years of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. The analysis of the works of these three important dramatists reveals the roots of an Afrocentric approach to the theater, and introduces a new methodology for exploring Afrocentrism that is particularly suited to classes in African American drama and literature.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in African American History and Culture
Release date:	June 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	Nilgun Anadolu Okur
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-2872-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-8153-2872-9
Barcode:	9780815328728

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