Staging Habla de Negros: Radical Performances of the African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain

Synopsis

An Interdisciplinary Exploration Of White Appropriations Of Black African Voices In Spanish Theater From The 1500s Through The 1700s--provided By Publisher. Introduction : The Habla De Negros Palimpsest, Theorizing Habla De Negros -- Black Skin Acts : Feasting On Blackness, Staging Linguistic Blackface -- The Birth Of Hispanic Habla De Negros : Signifying For The Black Audience In Rodrigo De Reinosa -- Black Divas, Black Feminisms : The Black Female Body And Habla De Negros In Lope De Rueda -- Afterword : B(l)ack To The Future; The Postmodern Legacy Of Habla De Negros, Or Talking In Tongues. Nicholas R. Jones. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 185-212) And Index.