Lisa B. Thompson and Her Plays Addressing Racial Violence, Feminism, Black Families, and Trauma
Lisa B. Thompson's new book features three of her plays, UNDERGROUND, MONROE, AND THE MAMALOGUES. In these plays, the black feminist playwright and scholar thoughtfully explores themes such as the black family, motherhood, migration, racial violence, and trauma and its effect on black people from the early twentieth century to the present. The works showcase Thompson’s subversive humor and engagement with black history and culture through the lens of the black middle class. In addition to being an award winning playwright, Dr. Thompson is a professor of African and African diaspora studies at…
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