Feminism and Theatre

by Case, Sue-Ellen; Aston, Elaine

• ISBN13: 9780230521186
• ISBN10: 0230521185
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

This classic studyis both an introduction to, and an overview of, the relationship between feminism and theatre. The reissued edition features a newForeword by Elaine Aston who examines the context in which Case's book was written, the influence it has had, subsequent developments in the field and the continued importance of the work.

Author Biography

SUE-ELLEN CASE is Professor and Chair of Critical Studies in Theater, UCLA, USA.

ELAINE ASTON is Professor of Contemporary Performance at Lancaster University, UK where she teaches and researches feminist theatre, theory and performance, a field in which she is widely published. Her authored studies include An Introduction to Feminism and Theatre (1994); Caryl Churchill (1997/ 2001); Feminist Theatre Practice (1999) and Feminist Views on the English Stage (2003). She has co-edited four volumes of plays by women and, with Janelle Reinelt, co-edited The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights (2000).

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Reissued Edition	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xxiv
Introduction	p. 1
Traditional History: A Feminist Deconstruction	p. 5
Women Pioneers	p. 28
Personal Theatre	p. 46
Radical Feminism and Theatre	p. 62
Materialist Feminism and Theatre	p. 82
Women of Colour and Theatre	p. 95
Towards a New Poetics	p. 112
Notes	p. 133
Bibliography	p. 139
Index	p. 145
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