Argues that contemporary black dramas use the slave past to complicate views of the history of slavery, of the realities of racial progress, and of black subjec

How is decadence being staged today – as a practice, issue, pejorative, and as a site of pleasure? Where might we find it, why might we look for it, and who is

The first full-length study of the theatrical jazz aesthetic, that draws on the jazz principles of ensemble--the break, the bridge, and the blue note.

This collection of original essays brings together museum, theatre, and performance case studies with a focus on their distinctive and overlapping modes of prod

A revealing exploration of Northern proslavery sentiment during the period before the Civil War