Explores the heart of the dramatic imagination of the Black Arts Movement during the Civil Rights and Black Power era. Analyzes the works of three pioneering dramatists, revealing the roots of an Afrocentric approach to theater, and introduces a new methodology for exploring Afrocentrism that is par
Explores the heart of the dramatic imagination of the Black Arts Movement during the Civil Rights and Black Power era. Analyzes the works of three pio...
Molefi Kete Asante Clyde E., Jr. Ledbetter Nilgun Anadolu-Okur
Although traditional academic circles rarely celebrate the work of African or African American thinkers because performers and political figures were more acceptable to narrating histories, this work projects the ideas of several writers with the confidence that Africology, the Afrocentric study of African phenomena, represents an oasis of innovation in progressive venues. The book brings together some of the most discussed theorists and intellectuals in the field of Africology (Africana Studies) for the purpose of sparking further debate, critical interpretations and extensions, and to...
Although traditional academic circles rarely celebrate the work of African or African American thinkers because performers and political figures were ...
