{"product_id":"feminist-rehearsals-may-summer-farnsworth-9781609388799","title":"Feminist Rehearsals: Gender at the Theatre in Early Twentieth-Century Argentina and Mexico","description":"As feminism gained prominence in twentieth-century popular culture, dramatic conventions progressed accordingly, offering larger and more diverse roles for women characters.\u003ci\u003e Feminist Rehearsals\u003c\/i\u003e documents the early stages of feminist theatre in Argentina and Mexico, revealing how various aspects of performance culture--spectator formation, playwriting, professional acting and directing, and dramatic techniques--paralleled political activism and championed the goals of the women's rights movement. Through performance and protest, feminists enacted new identities and pushed for myriad social and legislative reforms during a time when women were denied suffrage and full citizenship status. Together, feminist theatre and demonstrations politicized women spectators' collective presence and promoted women's rights in the public sphere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e May Summer Farnsworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609388798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609388799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024","brand":"May Summer Farnsworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132126818559,"sku":"9781609388799","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c40dd181-ccc5-4360-80f6-36603eb7d95d.jpg?v=1687478377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/feminist-rehearsals-may-summer-farnsworth-9781609388799","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}