{"product_id":"understanding-lynn-nottage-9781643365107","title":"Understanding Lynn Nottage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive study of the two-time Pulitzer-winning playwright\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn Nottage is one of the leading innovators in American theater today. In settings ranging from seventeenth-century France (\u003ci\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/i\u003e) to twenty-first century conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ruined) and at a Pennsylvania factory (\u003ci\u003eSweat\u003c\/i\u003e), she creatively foregrounds explorations of race, gender, and class. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Lynn Nottage\u003c\/i\u003e, Jennifer L. Hayes presents an accessible overview of Nottage's body of work to date, connecting her to other Black female playwrights and situating her in the African American literary tradition. In this character-driven study, Hayes examines how the playwright's dynamic narratives bring together diverse perspectives to address historical and contemporary issues. Hayes argues that Nottage privileges Black women's voices within vital discourse about topics such as migration, domestic terrorism, and historical erasure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book lays essential groundwork for future study of Nottage, who will continue to be a central dramatic voice for years to come, examining social problems through complex portraits of communities struggling to balance their values with shifting societal norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer L. Hayes \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor of literature at Tennessee State University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTeaching African American Literature through Experiential Praxis: African American Writers in Europe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869739618578,"sku":"9781643365107","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af67ce22-7027-4a84-86aa-5c8fcee63d9c.jpg?v=1737768127","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/understanding-lynn-nottage-9781643365107","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}