{"product_id":"underground-monroe-and-the-mamalogues-lisa-b-thompson-9780810142275","title":"Underground, Monroe, and the Mamalogues: Three Plays","description":"This book features new plays by Lisa B. Thompson, author of \u003ci\u003eSingle Black Female\u003c\/i\u003e. In these three plays, the black feminist playwright and scholar thoughtfully explores themes such as the black family, motherhood, migration, racial violence, and trauma and its effect on black people from the early twentieth century to the present. The works showcase Thompson's subversive humor and engagement with black history and culture through the lens of the black middle class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The thriller \u003ci\u003eUnderground \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the challenges of radical black politics among the black middle class in the post-Obama era. \u003ci\u003eMonroe\u003c\/i\u003e, a period drama about the Great Migration, depicts the impact of a lynching on a family and community in 1940s Louisiana. \u003ci\u003eThe Mamalogues\u003c\/i\u003e, a satirical comedy, focuses on three middle-class black single mothers as they lean in, stress out, and guide precocious black children from diapers to college in a dangerous world. This collection will be compelling to readers interested in African American studies; drama, theater, and performance; feminist and gender studies; popular culture and media studies; and American studies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa B. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810142279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810142275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Lisa B. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096745484543,"sku":"9780810142275","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/underground-monroe-and-the-mamalogues-lisa-b-thompson-9780810142275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}