Introduction: Mainstream Theater and Privileged Spectatorship -- Making Whiteness Visible -- Critical Catharsis -- Peeling Back the Veneer of Decorum -- Outrage and the Boundaries of Community -- Maintaining White Racial Comfort -- Building Diverse Community -- Conclusion: More Work to Be Done.
Summary:
"Many professional theater artists attempt to use live performances in formal theater spaces to disrupt racism and create a more equitable society. Privileged Spectatorship: Theatrical Interventions in White Supremacy examines the impact of such projects, looking at how and why they do and do not intervene in white supremacy"-- Provided by publisher.
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