A compelling contribution to the largely understudied field of Latinx theatre, this book unpacks new developments in the Latinx and American cultural landscape registered by contemporary plays inspired and based on Greek tragic myths. It examines dramatic revisions of the myths …
This book explores the reception of renowned Greek tragic myths by contemporary Latinx theatre. Its discussion of six mythoplays by notable playwrights reveals an emergent mestizaje tuned to the tragic mode, while also showing the tragic mode to be lodged at the heart of the pla…
"This collection of fourteen essays and one performance script deploys multiple meanings of the prefix "trans" to bring together a wide range of perspectives on Latin American and US Latino intercultural theatre and performance provided by some of the most significant scholars i…
"Trans/Acting: Latin American and Latino Performing Arts comprises fourteen new essays by leading scholars of Latin American and US Latino theater as well as the performance script Mexterminator vs. The Global Predator by Guillermo Gómez-Peña. The essays focus on contemporary La…
Trans/Acting : the art of living "in-between" / Laurietz Seda -- Transformation and transculturation in twentieth-century Latin American theater / George Woodyard -- Transitional stages : space and illusion in Las polacas by Patricia Suárez / Sharon Magnarelli -- Transgressing s…
"Embodying Differences: Scripting Social Images of the Female Body in Latina Theatre explores contemporary theatrical productions by latina dramatists in the United States and focuses on the effects that neoliberal politics, global market strategies, gender formation, and racial…
"Embodying Differences: Scripting Social Images of the Female Body in Latina Theatre explores contemporary theatrical productions by latina dramatists in the United States and focuses on the effects that neoliberal politics, global market strategies, gender formation, and racial…
Embodying Difference offers a fresh perspective on the current theoretical debates about the role of Latinas in today's multicultural society and globalization's impact on cultural attitudes toward femininity. Sabor̕o's in.
