Blacktino Queer Performance
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
This chapter features Vershawn Ashanti Young’s interview with Berserker creator Paul Outlaw. Outlaw discusses the connections between berserkers, American history, and his personal history, race, gender, and sexuality. Young and Outlaw then discuss the composition of the play and Outlaw’s performance choices. In the process, Outlaw contends that while Berserker prompts important discussions around race, it is not a political play.
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