Coloring Whiteness: Acts of Critique in Black Performance

Coloring Whiteness: Acts of Critique in Black Performance (Theater: Theory/Text/Performance)

Coloring Whiteness pays homage to the ways that African American artists and performers have interrogated tropes and mythologies of whiteness to reveal racial inequalities, focusing on comedy sketches, street theater, visual art, video, TV journalism, and voice-over work since 1964. By investigating enactments of whitenessâ€”from the use of white makeup and suggestive masks, to literary motifs and cultural narratives regarding â€œwhiteâ€ characteristics and qualitiesâ€”Faedra Chatard Carpenter explores how artists have challenged commonly held notions of racial identity. Through its layered study of expressive culture, her book considers how artistic and performance strategies are used to â€œcolorâ€ whiteness and complicate blackness in our contemporary moment.

Utilizing theories of performance and critical race studies, Coloring Whiteness is also propelled by Carpenterâ€™s dramaturgical sensibilities. Her analysis of primary performance texts is informed not only by traditional print and visual materials, but also by her interviews with African American theater artists, visual artists, and cultural critics. The book is an invaluable contribution to the fields of theater and performance studies, African American studies, cultural studies, critical race studies, and American studies.
Country USA
Brand University of Michigan Press
Manufacturer University of Michigan Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-11-10
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780472052363

Country	USA
Brand	University of Michigan Press
Manufacturer	University of Michigan Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-11-10
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780472052363

Coloring Whiteness: Acts of Critique in Black Performance (Theater: Theory/Text/Performance)

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