E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University and the author of
Ramón H. Rivera-Servera is Associate Professor of Performance Studies at Northwestern University and the author of
E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University and the author of
Ramón H. Rivera-Servera is Associate Professor of Performance Studies at Northwestern University and the author of
Queering Black Identity and Desire: Jeffrey Q. Mccune Jr.’s Dancin’ the Down Low
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Published:June 2016
In this chapter, Lisa B. Thompson analyzes Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr.’s play Dancin’ the Down Low. She posits that the play queers traditional notions of black masculinity, paying particular attention to the various functions of the play’s dancing metaphor. In the end, Thompson applauds the play’s inclusion of black women but submits that the play could offer more nuanced representations of black female experience, sexuality, and desire.
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