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In Gullah Spirituals musicologist Eric Crawford traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the twentieth…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410301/Understanding-David-Mamet-updated-edition
A new preface covers Mamet's most recent plays and nonfiction writing

Understanding David Mamet analyzes the broad range of his plays and places them in the context of his career as a p…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410299/Understanding-Sam-Shepard-updated-edition
An ideal introduction into the complex and compelling dramas of the acclaimed playwright

Now available in a paperback edition and featuring a new preface, Understanding Sam Shepard inv…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410284/Understanding-John-Guare
A comprehensive study of an award-winning playwright known for unconventional blending of genres

John Guare, one of the most innovative and influential contemporary American playwrights…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410250/Citizenship-on-Catfish-Row
A radical reinterpretation of three controversial works that illuminate racism and national identity in the United States

Citizenship on Catfish Row focuses on three seminal works in th…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410227/Understanding-Lynn-Nottage
The first comprehensive study of the two-time Pulitzer-winning playwright

Lynn Nottage is one of the leading innovators in American theater today. In settings ranging from seventeenth-…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410173/Focus-on-Playwrights
A photographer's intimate view of writers' personal and creative journeys

In 1989 Susan Johann was hired to photograph Christopher Durang for a magazine article about his play Naomi in…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410163/An-Encyclopedia-of-South-Carolina-Jazz-and-Blues-Musicians
A comprehensive guide to the men and women who contributed to and defined these musical genres in South Carolina

In An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians, Benjamin…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409953/Charleston-Belles-Abroad
An examination of the influential role music played in the lives of elite southern women during the antebellum period

In Charleston Belles Abroad, Candace Bailey examines the vital role…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410007/Understanding-Marsha-Norman
Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'night, Mother and her acclaimed adaptations of The Secret Garden and The Color Purple for musical theater, Marsha Norman has produced an impress…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800