Title In Search of Our Warrior Mothers : Women Dramatists of the Black Arts Movement / La Donna L. Forsgren

Published Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Contents "Set your blackness free" : Barbara Ann Teer's art and activism -- "We black women" : Martie Evans-Charles and the spirits of Black womanhood -- "Armed prophet" : Sonia Sanchez and the weapon of words -- "Bring your wounded hearts" : J.E. Franklin and the art of liberation -- Epilogue. Let the search continue -- Appendix A. Chronology of Barbara Ann Teer -- Appendix B. Chronology of Martie Evans-Charles -- Appendix C. Chronology of Sonia Sanchez -- Appendix D. Chronology of J.E. Franklin Summary The Black Arts Movement (1965-76) consisted of artists across the United States deeply concerned with the relationship between politics and the black aesthetic. In Search of Our Warrior Mothers examines the ways in which black women playwrights in the movement advanced feminist and womanist perspectives from within black nationalist discourses. La Donna L. Forsgren recuperates the careers, artistic theories, and dramatic contributions of four leading playwrights: Martie Evans-Charles, J.e. Franklin, Sonia Sanchez, and Barbara Ann Teer. Using original interviews, production recordings, playbills, and unpublished manuscripts, she investigates how these women, despite operating within a context that equated the collective well-being of black people with black male agency, created works that validated black women's aspirations for autonomy and explored women's roles in the struggle for black liberation. In Search of Our Warrior Mothers demonstrates the powerful contributions of women to the creation, interpretation, and dissemination of black aesthetic theory, thus opening an interdisciplinary conversation at the intersections of theater, performance, feminist, and African American studies and identifying and critiquing the gaps and silences within these fields. -- Cover page 4 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Franklin, J. E. (Jennie Elizabeth), 1937- -- Criticism and interpretation Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- -- Criticism and interpretation Charles, Martie -- Criticism and interpretation Teer, Barbara Ann -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Charles, Martie fast Franklin, J. E. (Jennie Elizabeth), 1937- fast Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- fast Teer, Barbara Ann fast Subject Feminist theater. Black Arts movement. American drama -- Women authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism American drama -- African American authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism Feminist drama. DRAMA -- General. Feminist drama American drama -- African American authors American drama -- Women authors Black Arts movement Feminist theater Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780810136953 0810136953

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