{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-book-of-eisa-davis-9781408173824","title":"The Methuen Drama Book of Post-Black Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Post-black' refers to an emerging trend within black arts to find new and multiple expressions of blackness, unburdened by the social and cultural expectations of blackness of the past and moving beyond the conventional binary of black and white. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReflecting this multiplicity of perspectives, the plays in this collection explode the traditional ways of representing black families on the American stage, and create new means to consider the interplay of race, with questions of class, gender, and sexuality. They engage and critique current definitions of black and African-American identity, as well as previous limitations placed on what constitutes blackness and black theatre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by the emerging stars of American theatre such as Eisa Davis and Marcus Gardley, the plays explore themes as varied as family and individuality, alienation and gentrification, and reconciliation and belonging. They demonstrate a wide-range of formal and structural innovations for the American theatre, and reflect the important ways in which contemporary playwrights are expanding the American dramatic canon with new and diverse means of representation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by two leading US scholars in black drama, Harry J. Elam Jr (Stanford) and Douglas A. Jones Jr (Princeton), this cutting edge anthology gathers together some of the most exciting new American plays, selected by a rigorous academic backbone and explored in depth by supporting critical material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eisa Davis, Christina Anderson, Marcus Gardley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408173824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408173824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Eisa Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980306710783,"sku":"9781408173824","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbd05b6b-2631-4dd6-824b-12adb8316e41.jpg?v=1683249167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-methuen-drama-book-of-eisa-davis-9781408173824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}