Slavery, Murder, and an American Tragedy
Book Reviews
By
Published on
March 22, 2016
Susan Kattwinkel, Editor
American Tragedian: The Life of Edwin Booth
By Daniel J. Watermeier
Reviewed by Karl Kippola
The Captive Stage: Performance and the Proslavery Imagination of the Antebellum North
By Douglas A. Jones, Jr.
Reviewed by Beck Holden
Murder Most Queer: The Homicidal Homosexual in the American Theater
By Jordan Schildcrout
Reviewed by Laura Dorwart
Performing Anti-slavery: Activist Women on Antebellum Stages
By Gay Gibson Cima
Reviewed by Heather S. Nathans
If you know of a publication appropriate for review, please send the information to current book review editor Susan Kattwinkel at kattwinkels@cofc.edu. A list of books received can be found at www.susankattwinkel.com.
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About The Authors
JADT publishes thoughtful and innovative work by leading scholars on theatre, drama, and performance in the Americas – past and present. Provocative articles provide valuable insight and information on the heritage of American theatre, as well as its continuing contribution to world literature and the performing arts. Founded in 1989 and previously edited by Professors Vera Mowry Roberts, Jane Bowers, and David Savran, this widely acclaimed peer reviewed journal is now edited by Dr. Benjamin Gillespie and Dr. Bess Rowen.
Journal of American Drama and Theatre is a publication of the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center.
