The Metropolis in Contemporary North American Plays
by
J. Chris Westgate
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011
Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights.