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Feminism and Theatre Sue-Ellen Case

Feminism and Theatre By Sue-Ellen Case

Feminism and Theatre by Sue-Ellen Case


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Summary

This classic study is both an introduction to, and an overview of, the relationship between feminism and theatre. The reissued edition features a new Foreword by Elaine Aston who examines the context in which Case's book was written, the influence it has had, subsequent developments in the field and the continued importance of the work.

Feminism and Theatre Summary

Feminism and Theatre by Sue-Ellen Case

This classic study is both an introduction to, and an overview of, the relationship between feminism and theatre. The reissued edition features a new Foreword by Elaine Aston who examines the context in which Case's book was written, the influence it has had, subsequent developments in the field and the continued importance of the work.

Feminism and Theatre Reviews

'Elaine Aston's Foreword should persuade those teaching and studying university courses and modules in drama and theatre that this book is one of the founding texts on feminism and theatre, and should be revisited.' - Robert Burden, University of Teesside, UK 'The new Foreword by Elaine Aston is a welcome addition to this seminal work.' - Sara L. Warner, Cornell University, USA

About Sue-Ellen Case

SUE-ELLEN CASE is Professor and Chair of Critical Studies in Theater, UCLA, USA.

ELAINE ASTON is Professor of Contemporary Performance at Lancaster University, UK where she teaches and researches feminist theatre, theory and performance, a field in which she is widely published. Her authored studies include An Introduction to Feminism and Theatre (1994); Caryl Churchill (1997/ 2001); Feminist Theatre Practice (1999) and Feminist Views on the English Stage (2003). She has co-edited four volumes of plays by women and, with Janelle Reinelt, co-edited The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights (2000).

Table of Contents

Preface to the Reissued Edition; E.Aston.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Traditional History: A Feminist Deconstruction.- Women Pioneers.- Personal Theatre.- Radical Feminism and Theatre.- Materialist Feminism and Theatre.- Women of Colour and Theatre.- Towards a New Poetics.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

Additional information

GOR007482600
9780230521186
0230521185
Feminism and Theatre by Sue-Ellen Case
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2008-02-14
176
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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