Feminist Rehearsals: Gender at the Theatre in Early Twentieth-Century Argentina and Mexico

As feminism gained prominence in twentieth-century popular culture, dramatic conventions progressed accordingly, offering larger and more diverse roles for women characters. Feminist Rehearsals documents the early stages of feminist theatre in Argentina and Mexico, revealing how various aspects of performance culture--spectator formation, playwriting, professional acting and directing, and dramatic techniques--paralleled political activism and championed the goals of the women's rights movement. Through performance and protest, feminists enacted new identities and pushed for myriad social and legislative reforms during a time when women were denied suffrage and full citizenship status. Together, feminist theatre and demonstrations politicized women spectators' collective presence and promoted women's rights in the public sphere.


Author: May Summer Farnsworth
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 03/29/2023
Pages: 301
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9781609388799
ISBN10: 1609388798
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Theater | History & Criticism
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
- History | Latin America | Mexico

About the Author
May Summer Farnsworth is professor of Spanish and Hispanic studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She is coeditor of a two-volume anthology of feminist plays by women in Latin America, Escrito por Mujeres. She lives in Geneva, New York.