About the book
This text was the first monograph to document and analyse the plays written by Black and Asian women in Britain. The volume explores how Black and Asian women playwrights theatricalize their experiences of migration displacement identity racism and sexism in Britain. Plays by writers such as Tanika Gupta Winsome Pinnock Maya Chowdhry and Amrit Wilson among others - many of whom have had their work produced at key British theatre sites - are discussed in some detail. Other playwrights work is also briefly explored to suggest the range and scope of contemporary plays. The volume analyses concerns such as geographies of un/belonging reverse migration (in the form of tourism) sexploitation arranged marriages the racialization of sexuality and asylum seeking as they emerge in the plays and argues that Black and Asian women playwrights have become constitutive subjects of British theatre.
Editions of Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780521817257
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780521174510
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This text was the first monograph to document and analyse the plays written by Black and Asian women in Britain. The volume explores how Black and Asian women playwrights theatricalize their experiences of migration displacement identity racism and sexism in Britain. Plays by writers such as Tanika Gupta Winsome Pinnock Maya Chowdhry and Amrit Wilson among others - many of whom have had their work produced at key British theatre sites - are discussed in some detail. Other playwrights work is also briefly explored to suggest the range and scope of contemporary plays. The volume analyses concerns such as geographies of un/belonging reverse migration (in the form of tourism) sexploitation arranged marriages the racialization of sexuality and asylum seeking as they emerge in the plays and argues that Black and Asian women playwrights have become constitutive subjects of British theatre.
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What is Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain about?
This text was the first monograph to document and analyse the plays written by Black and Asian women in Britain. The volume explores how Black and Asian women playwrights theatricalize their experiences of migration displacement identity racism and sexism in Britain. Plays by writers such as Tanika Gupta Winsome Pinnock Maya Chowdhry and Amrit Wilson among others - many of whom have had their work produced at key British theatre sites - are discussed in some detail. Other playwrights work is also briefly explored to suggest the range and scope of contemporary plays. The volume analyses concerns such as geographies of un/belonging reverse migration (in the form of tourism) sexploitation arranged marriages the racialization of sexuality and asylum seeking as they emerge in the plays and argues that Black and Asian women playwrights have become constitutive subjects of British theatre.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain?
The Arts > Performing arts > Theatre studies
Where can I read a sample of Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780521817257
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain?
Gabriele Griffin
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780521817257) and paperback(ISBN 9780521174510)