Cecilia Josephine Aragón

Borderlands Children's Theatre (eBook, ePUB)

Historical Developments and Emergence of Chicana/o/Mexican-American Youth Theatre

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book chronicles the child performer as part of the Mexican-American/Chicana/o theatre experience. This book adds to the national and international dialogue in theatre and gives voice to Mexican-American/Chicana/o children and youth and will be of great interest to students and scholars of Theatre studies and Latina/o studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000533828
• Artikelnr.: 63535905

Autorenporträt

Dr. Cecilia Josephine Aragón is Professor of Theatre and Dance, and Latina/o Studies in the School of Culture, Gender, and Social Justice at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA. Aragón currently serves as Area Head of Theatre for Young Audiences/Theatre Education and Executive Director of Wyoming Latina Youth Center.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Foreword

Introduction

• Performing Mestizaje: Memory, Body, and Land



• A Note on the Structure of This Book

Chapter 1: An Overview of United States Children's Theatre and the Western Concept of Childhood

1. Understanding Children's Theatre in the United States



2. U.S. Children's Theatre/TYA and the Convergence of Latina/o Theatre for Young Audiences (LTYA)



3. Changing Cultural Conceptions of Children and Youth

Chapter 2: Historical Context of Borderlands Children's Theatre: An Overview of Traditional and Contemporary Chicana/o/Mexican-American Theatre Practices

1. Pre-Columbian and Mesoamerican Rituals, Celebrations, and Roles of Children



2. Southwest Hispanic Theatre 1821-1950 and Spanish-language theatre from the 1930s to the 1950s



3. Chicana/o Movement 1960-1979: Theatre, Education, and Political Mobilization



4. Emergence of Chicana/o Children's Theatre and Latina/o Theatre for Young Audiences, 1960 to the Present

Chapter 3: Theorizing a Border Crossing Subject/Self

1. Border Theory



2. Border Theory y Mujer Feminista



3. Border Theory and Theatre



4. Psycho/Social Theory: Ethnic Identity in the Borderlands

Chapter 4: An Application of Border Theories and Psycho/Social Theory: Analysis of Chicana/o Drama for Children and Youth

1. Alicia in Wonder Tierra (or I Can't Eat Goat Head): Quest for Mestiza Consciousness



2. Farolitos of Christmas: Generational Borders
3. The Highest Heaven: Beyond Borders
4. No saco nada de la escuela: Border Politics of Education
5. Simply María or The American Dream: Border-Crossing Dreamer
6. The Drop Out: Borderline At-Risk Student
7. The Border-Crossing Subject/Self and Ethnic Production

Chapter 5: Borderlands Theatrical Legacies: Antecedents and the Future

1. Writing for Chicana/o Children and Youth: Playwright's Reflections



2. Summary



3. Conclusion: Advocacy for the Millennium and Expressing New Trends for Chicana/o/Mexican-American Young Audiences

Bibliography

Index

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Acknowledgements
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
* Performing Mestizaje: Memory, Body, and Land
* A Note on the Structure of This Book
Chapter 1: An Overview of United States Children's Theatre and the Western
Concept of Childhood
1. Understanding Children's Theatre in the United States
2. U.S. Children's Theatre/TYA and the Convergence of Latina/o Theatre
for Young Audiences (LTYA)
3. Changing Cultural Conceptions of Children and Youth
Chapter 2: Historical Context of Borderlands Children's Theatre: An
Overview of Traditional and Contemporary Chicana/o/Mexican-American Theatre
Practices
1. Pre-Columbian and Mesoamerican Rituals, Celebrations, and Roles of
Children
2. Southwest Hispanic Theatre 1821-1950 and Spanish-language theatre
from the 1930s to the 1950s
3. Chicana/o Movement 1960-1979: Theatre, Education, and Political
Mobilization
4. Emergence of Chicana/o Children's Theatre and Latina/o Theatre for
Young Audiences, 1960 to the Present
Chapter 3: Theorizing a Border Crossing Subject/Self
1. Border Theory
2. Border Theory y Mujer Feminista
3. Border Theory and Theatre
4. Psycho/Social Theory: Ethnic Identity in the Borderlands
Chapter 4: An Application of Border Theories and Psycho/Social Theory:
Analysis of Chicana/o Drama for Children and Youth
1. Alicia in Wonder Tierra (or I Can't Eat Goat Head): Quest for Mestiza
Consciousness
2. Farolitos of Christmas: Generational Borders
3. The Highest Heaven: Beyond Borders
4. No saco nada de la escuela: Border Politics of Education
5. Simply María or The American Dream: Border-Crossing Dreamer
6. The Drop Out: Borderline At-Risk Student
7. The Border-Crossing Subject/Self and Ethnic Production
Chapter 5: Borderlands Theatrical Legacies: Antecedents and the Future
1. Writing for Chicana/o Children and Youth: Playwright's Reflections
2. Summary
3. Conclusion: Advocacy for the Millennium and Expressing New Trends for
Chicana/o/Mexican-American Young Audiences
Bibliography
Index