Performance Identity and Immigration Law

Description:

"The topic of US immigration law provokes passionate conversations. This book engages directly with these pressing debates and begins with a straightforward question: How has contemporary American theatre presented undocumented immigrants? Juxtaposing the work of artists such as Josefina Lopez, Genny Lim, Arthur Miller, Ntare Mwine, Octavio Solis, and Culture Clash, Guterman highlights how an express attention to legal labels enriches our studies of identity. Placing theatre artists and their work within a context of ongoing debate, he shows how theatre fills an essential role in a critical conversation by exploring the powerful ways in which legal labels affect and change us"--Publisher's description

subjects: American drama, hispanic american authors,  American drama, history and criticism, 20th century,  Identity (psychology) in literature,  Theater and society,  Hispanic American theater,  Hispanic Americans in the performing arts,  American drama,  Hispanic American authors,  History and criticism,  Illegal aliens in literature,  Emigration and immigration in literature,  Citizenship in literature,  Noncitizens in literature,  Illegal immigration in literature,  Undocumented Immigrants,  Noncitizens