Alliances across the margins.
| Publisher | African American Review |
| Publication | African American Review |
| Subject | Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 1062-4783 |
| Issues per Year | 4 |
| Volume | v31 |
| Issue | n4 |
| Published | 1997-12-22 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | May Joseph |
| Person | Beliefs, opinions and attitudes | August Wilson |
The August Wilson/Robert Brustein debate held at the Town Hall in New York City in February, 1997, and moderated by Anna Deavere Smith, was a public performance of an old historic bind between the narrowly defined limits of legitimacy granted Black culture in the United States and the burden of speaking for a whole community. It raised issues of cultural reparation, cultural sovereignty, and the struggle for empowerment that continues for Black people--and, by extension, other minorities--within well-funded theater institutions and the broader theater culture in the United States....
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