ISBN:
9780472904419
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Rossini, Jon D., 1971- Pragmatic liberation and the politics of Puerto Rican diasporic drama
DDC:
812/.6098687295
Keywords:
American drama Puerto Rican authors
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Political aspects
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American drama Puerto Rican authors
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History and criticism
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Puerto Rican drama Political aspects
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Puerto Rican drama History and criticism
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Theater
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Puerto Ricans
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Théâtre portoricain - Aspect politique
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Théâtre portoricain - Histoire et critique
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Théâtre - États-Unis
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PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic & Latino
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PERFORMING ARTS / General
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Literary criticism
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Critiques littéraires
Abstract:
Pragmatic Liberation and the Politics of Puerto Rican Diasporic Drama explores the work of a unique group of playwrights-Puerto Rican dramatists writing in the United States-who offer a model of political engagement. As members of the Puerto Rican diaspora, they have a heightened awareness of the systematic discrimination and the colonial citizenship created by Puerto Rico's territorial status. Pragmatic Liberation analyzes the work of established playwrights as well as work that has previously received little attention in the world of theater studies, including Rene̹ Marque̹s's Palm Sunday. The book demonstrates how these playwrights use basic strategies of dramatic world building, premise, and given circumstances to model a nuanced way of moving toward liberation, while sensitive to the potential impact these actions might have on those closest to us. This is a crucially important model that needs more attention in our currently polarized political moment
Description / Table of Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Given Circumstances, Premise, and Pragmatic Strategies of Liberation -- Chapter 1. From Palm Sunday to REVOLT!: Rethinking the Political Horizon of Puerto Rican Diasporic Drama -- Chapter 2. Symbolic Action as Pragmatic Politics: Lolita on the Stage -- Chapter 3. Diasporic Return and the Limits of Pragmatic Liberation -- Chapter 4. Before Revolution, Honesty?: The Everyday Pragmatics of Activist Work -- Chapter 5. After the Revolution: Massacres, Collateral Damage, and Moving Forward -- Conclusion. The Labyrinth of Free Association and Sustainable Pragmatic Liberation -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 223-231) and index
