This article builds upon a theoretical framework for "diasporic education" to explore the impact of such an educational approach in a state-funded primary school in England. Diasporic education refers to curricular, pedagogic and political processes that utilise as educational resource the transnational connections of racially and…

The casting of a black Ethiopian Jewish girl to play a white Zionist pioneer character in an Israeli school pageant causes feelings of discomfort among the teachers, especially the vice-principal. The vice-principal uses theatrical and historical reasons to justify her opposition to the casting which can actually be perceived as new/colour-blind…

In this chronology of the work of Owen Dodson, former chairman of the Department of Drama at Howard University, a biographical portrait and a listing of his many literary works is provided. (RLV)

Contends that there is an absence of full-length serious plays about the Black middle class in general and Black women specifically. Theatre News American Theatre Association, Inc. 1029 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Subscription Rates: one year, $5.00; two years, $9.00; three years, $13.00. (MH)

Describes a symposium sponsored in April of last year by the Afro-American and American Studies Departments at Boston University on "Black Image in Films, Stereotyping and Self-Perception"; participants included Susan Batson, Cynthia Belgrave, Ruby Dee, Beah Richards, and Cicely Tyson. (Author/JM)

There are many important reasons for including black theatre as part of an interdisciplinary approach to the humanities. One of the most important reasons is that black theatre provides nonblacks, as well as blacks, the opportunity to gain knowledge about the black experience. Black theatre reflects the sociology, politics, economics, religion,…

Black America's struggle to create a new image of Negro Americans on the stage and screen, in literature, and in the news media is the focus of this book. Chapters review the history of the black image and the early and persistent efforts of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to achieve realistic and unbiased…

Contemporary Black theatre offers audiences insight into a wide variety of Black lifestyles and experiences, such as those stemming from low self-esteem and quests for individual and collective awareness and liberation. Recognition by scholars, private and federal funding sources, and the audience at large are needed for the continued survival of…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) creative dramatics and theatre arts among socially and emotionally handicapped inner-city adolescents; (2) The Toone Marionette Theater of Brussels; (3)…