Collusions of fact & fiction : performing slavery in the works of Suzan-Lori Parks and Kara Walker / Ilka Saal.

Variant title Collusions of fact and fiction
SeriesStudies in theatre history and culture
Studies in theatre history and culture. ^A276800
Contents Fictions of history and historiopoetic performances of the past -- Digging, rep & rev-ing, faking: Suzan-Lori Parks's historiopoetic praxis -- A sidelong glance at history: unreliable narration and the silhouette as blickmaschine in Kara Walker -- Stereotypes and theatricality: (Re)staging Black Venus -- Coda: wither historiopoiesis?
Abstract "Collusions of Fact and Fiction is the first book-length study in the field to discuss the works of Suzan-Lori Parks and Kara Walker in conjunction with each other and to establish them as exemplary for a larger generational shift in how late twentieth century African American artists have been addressing the histories and legacies of New World slavery"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Saal, Ilka, 1970- Collusions of fact and fiction. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2021 9781609387792
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 2020051372
ISBN9781609387785 (paperback)
ISBN1609387783 (paperback)
ISBN(electronic book)

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Joyner General Stacks PS3566 .A736 Z83 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold