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African American Perspectives in Musical Theatre
Taschenbuch von Eric M. Glover
Sprache: Englisch

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From Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins's 1879 musical Peculiar Sam to Lynn Nottage's 2021 musical MJ, the 'Black musical' does not get the credit it deserves for sustaining the genre we know and love. This introductory book is devoted to representative African-American perspectives in musical theatre from the literature of slavery and freedom, 1746-1865, to the contemporary period, offering the reader case studies of what the 'Black musical' is, how it works, and why it matters.

Based on Glover's experience teaching Black musical theatre at a conservatory and in the liberal arts, he draws his close readings of Eubie Blake, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins and Charlie Smalls from theory and practice. Moreover, Glover investigates how the ballet, the musical comedy, the opera, the play with music and the revue are similar and different narrative sub-genres. Finally, the book reflect on issues such as blackface minstrelsy, 'the Chitlin Circuit', non-traditional casting and yellowface.

Published in the Topics in Musical Theatre series, this short book gives the reader new ways of seeing the aesthetically and politically capacious category of Black musical theatre from an anti-racist approach.
From Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins's 1879 musical Peculiar Sam to Lynn Nottage's 2021 musical MJ, the 'Black musical' does not get the credit it deserves for sustaining the genre we know and love. This introductory book is devoted to representative African-American perspectives in musical theatre from the literature of slavery and freedom, 1746-1865, to the contemporary period, offering the reader case studies of what the 'Black musical' is, how it works, and why it matters.

Based on Glover's experience teaching Black musical theatre at a conservatory and in the liberal arts, he draws his close readings of Eubie Blake, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins and Charlie Smalls from theory and practice. Moreover, Glover investigates how the ballet, the musical comedy, the opera, the play with music and the revue are similar and different narrative sub-genres. Finally, the book reflect on issues such as blackface minstrelsy, 'the Chitlin Circuit', non-traditional casting and yellowface.

Published in the Topics in Musical Theatre series, this short book gives the reader new ways of seeing the aesthetically and politically capacious category of Black musical theatre from an anti-racist approach.
Über den Autor
Eric M. Glover
Zusammenfassung
Provides an accessible introduction to the field of study, offering a critical overview for students exploring this topic for the first time
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Chapter 1: An Anti-Racist Approach to the Study of Culture: The Black Musical as a Mode of Inquiry
Chapter 2: 'Way over Jordan': Bondage and Freedom in Peculiar Sam (1879) and Choir Boy (2012)
Chapter 3: 'Everything reminds me of you': Memory and Rememory as Narrative Techniques in Shuffle Along (1921) and Shuffle Along or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016)
Chapter 4: 'Home': Initiation Rites and Other 'Rites of Passage' in The Wiz (1975) and Passing Strange (2008)
Conclusion
References
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781350247710
ISBN-10: 1350247715
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Glover, Eric M.
Redaktion: Gordon, Robert
Méndez, Emilio
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 123 x 165 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Eric M. Glover
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2023
Gewicht: 0,122 kg
Artikel-ID: 121664144
Über den Autor
Eric M. Glover
Zusammenfassung
Provides an accessible introduction to the field of study, offering a critical overview for students exploring this topic for the first time
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Chapter 1: An Anti-Racist Approach to the Study of Culture: The Black Musical as a Mode of Inquiry
Chapter 2: 'Way over Jordan': Bondage and Freedom in Peculiar Sam (1879) and Choir Boy (2012)
Chapter 3: 'Everything reminds me of you': Memory and Rememory as Narrative Techniques in Shuffle Along (1921) and Shuffle Along or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016)
Chapter 4: 'Home': Initiation Rites and Other 'Rites of Passage' in The Wiz (1975) and Passing Strange (2008)
Conclusion
References
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781350247710
ISBN-10: 1350247715
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Glover, Eric M.
Redaktion: Gordon, Robert
Méndez, Emilio
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 123 x 165 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Eric M. Glover
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2023
Gewicht: 0,122 kg
Artikel-ID: 121664144
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