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Urban Drama The Metropolis in Contemporary North American Plays

Urban Drama The Metropolis in Contemporary North American Plays

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Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights.

Keywords

Performing ArtsTheaterHistory & CriticismSocial ScienceSociologyUrbanLiterary CriticismAmericanDanceClassical & BalletHistory

2011Book

Author(s)J. Chris Westgate

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9780230114531

LanguageEnglish

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