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100	1		_aNajjar, Michael Malek, _d1972- _eauthor. _98463
245	1	0	_aMiddle Eastern American theatre : _bcommunities, cultures and artists / _cMichael Malek Najjar.
246	3		_aMiddle Eastern American theater
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264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York, NY : _bMethuen Drama, _c2021.
300			_apages cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCritical companions
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504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : Polyculturalism, Transnationalism, and Diaspora -- Major Middle Eastern American Companies -- Return to the Homeland Plays -- Persecution Plays -- Diaspora Plays -- Plays Set in the Homeland -- Conflict Plays -- The Current State of Middle Eastern American Theatre -- Critical Perspectives.
520			_a"Middle Eastern American Theatre explores the burgeoning Middle Eastern American theatre movement with a focus on Arab American, Jewish American, Armenian American, Iranian American, and Turkish American theatres, playwrights, directors, and actors. By exploring the rich religious and cultural heritage of this diverse group - which includes Arabs, Armenians, Iranians, Jews, and Turks - and religions that include the Baha'i faith, Christianity, Chaldean, Druze, Ishik Alevism, Judaism, Islam, Mandaeism, Samaratin, Shabakism, Yazidi, and Zoroastrianism - the rich and paradoxical nature of the term 'Middle Eastern' is interrogated through the dramas written and performed by those in the Diaspora. Featuring a clear introduction and examination of the context and the various push and pull factors that have contributed to the mass migrations to North America - including the so-called "Great Migration" of 1890-1915, the Armenian Genocide, the European Holocaust, the two world wars, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and other social and political conflicts. With chapters devoted to Arab American, Israeli American, Iranian American and Turkish American theatre, Middle Eastern American Theatre traces the history and examines the work of key artists and directors including Heather Raffo, Yussef El Guindi, Jamil Khoury, Mona Mansour, Danny Bryck, Ken Kaissar, Ari Roth, Torange Yeghiazarian, Reza Abdoh, Sedef Ecer, Torange Yeghiazarian, of Golden Thread Productions, and Jamil Khoury, of Silk Road Rising. The volume provides readers with a deeper and more nuanced understanding of millions of Middle Eastern Americans, and how they have contributed to American theatre today"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAmerican drama _xMiddle Eastern American authors _xHistory and criticism _919766
650		0	_aAmerican drama _y21st century _xHistory and criticism _94040
650		0	_aMiddle Eastern American theater _xHistory _y21st century _919767
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aNajjar, Michael Malek, 1972- _tMiddle Eastern American theatre _dLondon ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, 2021. _z9781350117044 _w(DLC) 2020038563
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