1964, A Year in African American Performance History

This book examines the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of a single year, 1964.

Autorentext

David Krasner has taught acting, directing, and theatre history for nearly 50 years. He is currently Chair of Theatre at Five Towns College in Long Island, New York, where he oversees the BFA Program in Musical Theatre, Acting, and Design/Tech.

Klappentext

This book examines the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of a single year, 1964.

Zusammenfassung
This book examines the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of a single year, 1964.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Why 1964? 2. Words of Fire: Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King, and the Rhetoric of African American Performance 3. Performing Manhood: Muhammad Ali and the 1964 Heavyweight Championship 4. Expectation, Melancholy, and Loss: Intellectualism in Funnyhouse of a Negro and Dutchman 5. Neorealism and Cinematic Love: Nothing but a Man, One Potato, Two Potato, and the Working Class 6. Romare Bearden, the 1964 Photomontage Projections, and the Art of Making Strange 7. Heat Wave: Feminism, Crossover, and Motown Music 8. Conclusion: Change Is a Long Time Coming