Contemporary Women Playwrights: Into the Twenty-First Century by Farfan, Penny

Contemporary Women Playwrights: Into the Twenty-First Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781137270788)

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Contemporary Women Playwrights: Into the Twenty-First Century by Farfan, Penny

Contemporary Women Playwrights: Into the Twenty-First Century

$44.95
Contemporary Women Playwrights: Into the Twenty-First Century by Farfan, Penny

Contemporary Women Playwrights: Into the Twenty-First Century

$44.95
Format: Paperback
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Breaking new ground in this century, this wide-ranging collection of essays is the first of its kind to address the work of contemporary international women playwrights. The book considers the work of established playwrights such as Caryl Churchill, Marie Clements, Lara Foot-Newton, Maria Irene Fornes, Sarah Kane, Lisa Kron, Young Jean Lee, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Djanet Sears, Caridad Svich, and Judith Thompson, but it also foregrounds important plays by many emerging writers. Divided into three sections-Histories, Conflicts, and Genres-the book explores such topics as the feminist history play, solo performance, transcultural dramaturgies, the identity play, the gendered terrain of war, and eco-drama, and encompasses work from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Oceania, South Africa, Egypt, and the United Kingdom.

With contributions from leading international scholars and an introductory overview of the concerns and challenges facing women playwrights in this new century, Contemporary Women Playwrights explores the diversity and power of women's playwriting since 1990, highlighting key voices and examining crucial critical and theoretical developments within the field.

Author: Penny Farfan, Lesley Ferris
ISBN-10: 1137270780
ISBN-13: 9781137270788
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2013
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d
By Penny Farfan
By Penny Farfan
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Penny Farfan is Professor of Drama at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is the author of Women, Modernism, and Performance as well as many articles and book chapters on modernism and performance and on contemporary women playwrights. She is currently the editor of Theatre Journal.

Lesley Ferris is Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Theatre at The Ohio State University, USA. Her publications include numerous essays on gender and performance and Caribbean-derived carnival. Her recent devised work was The Camouflage Project, which focused on British women undercover agents in occupied France in World War II.
Penny Farfan is Professor of Drama at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is the author of Women, Modernism, and Performance as well as many articles and book chapters on modernism and performance and on contemporary women playwrights. She is currently the editor of Theatre Journal.

Lesley Ferris is Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Theatre at The Ohio State University, USA. Her publications include numerous essays on gender and performance and Caribbean-derived carnival. Her recent devised work was The Camouflage Project, which focused on British women undercover agents in occupied France in World War II.

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