Creating a Profession: Disparate Voices of Indian Women Playwrights is a collection of plays demonstrating a broad variety of contemporary perspectives as told through the eyes of the women who created them. The anthology is enhanced by significant interviews between each writer and the editor and an introduction filled with information about the profession of playwriting throughout India. Details include the challenges of multiple languages throughout the country, the lack of funding and rehearsal spaces, the role of censorship, the need for specific training, and the influence of gender upon these writer’s ability to find what one woman called “brain space” given the continuation of traditional gender expectations.
1133459051
Disparate Voices of Indian Women Playwrights: Creating a Profession
Creating a Profession: Disparate Voices of Indian Women Playwrights is a collection of plays demonstrating a broad variety of contemporary perspectives as told through the eyes of the women who created them. The anthology is enhanced by significant interviews between each writer and the editor and an introduction filled with information about the profession of playwriting throughout India. Details include the challenges of multiple languages throughout the country, the lack of funding and rehearsal spaces, the role of censorship, the need for specific training, and the influence of gender upon these writer’s ability to find what one woman called “brain space” given the continuation of traditional gender expectations.
111.0
In Stock
5
1
Disparate Voices of Indian Women Playwrights: Creating a Profession
266
Disparate Voices of Indian Women Playwrights: Creating a Profession
266Related collections and offers
111.0
In Stock
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781793612304 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication date: | 11/13/2019 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 266 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
About the Author
From the B&N Reads Blog