Staging whiteness
Mary F. Brewer
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Staging whiteness
Published
2005
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Pages
236
ISBN-10
0819567698
Description
Offers close textual readings of plays by American and British 20th century playwrights—both canonical and some that fall outside the mainstream—looking at how whiteness as an identity is created onstage, and how this has changed historically. Includes discussions of G.B. Shaw’s Captain Brassbound’s Conversion, W. Somerset Maugham’s The Explorer, W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood’s The Ascent of F6, Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape, Langston Hughes’ Mulatto, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, Bridget Boland’s The Cockpit, T.S. Eliot’s The Cocktail Party, John Osborne’s The Entertainer, Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge, Edward Albee’s The American Dream, Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman, David Rabe’s Sticks and Bones, Adrienne Kennedy’s A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White, Edward Bond’s Early Morning, John Arden’s and Margarette D’Arcy’s The Island of the Mighty, Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine, Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles, Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, Suzan-Lori Parks’ The America Play, Philip Osment’s This Island’s Mine, Michael Ellis’ Chameleon, and David Hare’s The Absence of War. – from publisher information.
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How many pages are in Staging whiteness?
This edition of Staging whiteness has approximately 236 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Staging whiteness?
For most readers, Staging whiteness typically takes between 4h 55m and 3h 17m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 59,000 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for Staging whiteness is approximately 59,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Staging whiteness?
Staging whiteness was written by Mary F. Brewer.
When was Staging whiteness published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2005. The original work may have been published on a different date.