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Ozielbo 506.qxd 04.04.2006 11:37 Seite 1 Dramaturgies,No.17 Theater has always been the site of visionary hopes for a reformed national future Codifying the National Self and a space for propagat- Barbara Ozieblois Associate C ing ideas, both cultural and Professor of American o Bd political, and such a conceptualization Literature at the University of ari Spectators, Actors and of the histrionic art is all the more Málaga, where she has orga- bf ay the American Dramatic Text valuable in the post-9/11 era. The essays nized several conferences on ri an in this volume address the concept of American theatre. She is the O g “Americanness” and the perceptions International Secretary of the zie t Barbara Ozieblo and of the “alien” – as ethnic, class or American Theatre and Drama bh l María Dolores Narbona-Carrión (eds.) gendered minorities – as dealt with in Society, Treasurer of the oe the work of American playwrights from Spanish Association for an N d Anna Cora Mowatt, through Rachel American Studies, and co- a M Crothers or Susan Glaspell, and on to founder and President of the ati Sam Shepard, David Mamet, Nilo Cruz Susan Glaspell Society. She río a or Wallace Shawn. The authors of the has published on Susan Dn oa essays come from a multi-national uni- Glaspell and on other lol versity background that includes the American women dramatists rS e United States, the United Arab Emirates in Spanish and in English. s e Nl and various countries of the European af r Community. In recognition of the María Dolores Narbona- b o multiple components of drama, the Carriónis Assistant Professor n a essays for the volume were selected in of American Literature and - C order to exemplify different aspects and History at the University of a r r theories of theater studies: the play- Málaga. Her publications i ó wright, the play, the audience and the deal with American theater n ( actor are all examined as part of the and Nineteenth-century e d theatrical experience that serves to American women writers. s . ) formulate American national identity. She has co-organized and participated in several inter- national conferences on American theater at the University of Málaga. ISBN 90-5201-028-5 P.I.E.-Peter Lang P.I.E.-Peter Lang Ozielbo 506.qxd 04.04.2006 11:37 Seite 1 Dramaturgies,No.17 Theater has always been the site of visionary hopes for a reformed national future Codifying the National Self and a space for propagat- Barbara Ozieblois Associate C ing ideas, both cultural and Professor of American o Bd political, and such a conceptualization Literature at the University of ari Spectators, Actors and of the histrionic art is all the more Málaga, where she has orga- bf ay the American Dramatic Text valuable in the post-9/11 era. The essays nized several conferences on ri an in this volume address the concept of American theatre. She is the O g “Americanness” and the perceptions International Secretary of the zie t Barbara Ozieblo and of the “alien” – as ethnic, class or American Theatre and Drama bh l María Dolores Narbona-Carrión (eds.) gendered minorities – as dealt with in Society, Treasurer of the oe the work of American playwrights from Spanish Association for an N d Anna Cora Mowatt, through Rachel American Studies, and co- a M Crothers or Susan Glaspell, and on to founder and President of the ati Sam Shepard, David Mamet, Nilo Cruz Susan Glaspell Society. She río a or Wallace Shawn. The authors of the has published on Susan Dn oa essays come from a multi-national uni- Glaspell and on other lol versity background that includes the American women dramatists rS e United States, the United Arab Emirates in Spanish and in English. s e Nl and various countries of the European af r Community. In recognition of the María Dolores Narbona- b o multiple components of drama, the Carriónis Assistant Professor n a essays for the volume were selected in of American Literature and - C order to exemplify different aspects and History at the University of a r r theories of theater studies: the play- Málaga. Her publications i ó wright, the play, the audience and the deal with American theater n ( actor are all examined as part of the and Nineteenth-century e d theatrical experience that serves to American women writers. s . ) formulate American national identity. She has co-organized and participated in several inter- national conferences on American theater at the University of Málaga. P.I.E.-Peter Lang pages titre.p65 1 17/03/2006, 14:30 pages titre.p65 2 17/03/2006, 14:30 Codifying the National Self Spectators, Actors and the American Dramatic Text P.I.E.-Peter Lang Bruxelles Bern Berlin Frankfurt am Main New York Oxford Wien (cid:79) (cid:79) (cid:79) (cid:79) (cid:79) (cid:79) pages titre.p65 3 17/03/2006, 14:30 DRAMATURGIES TEXTS, CULTURES AND PERFORMANCES Series Editor Marc Maufort, Université Libre de Bruxelles Editorial Board Christopher Balme, Universiteit van Amsterdam Franca Bellarsi, Université Libre de Bruxelles Judith E. Barlow, State University of New York-Albany Johan Callens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Jean Chothia, Cambridge University Harry J. Elam, Stanford University Albert-Reiner Glaap, University of Düsseldorf André Helbo, Université Libre de Bruxelles Ric Knowles, University of Guelph Alain Piette, École d’interprètes internationaux-Mons/ Université Catholique de Louvain John Stokes, King's College, University of London Joanne Tompkins, University of Queensland-Brisbane Editorial Assistant Caroline DE WAGTER, Université Libre de Bruxelles pages titre.p65 4 17/03/2006, 14:30 Barbara OZIEBLO and María Dolores NARBONA-CARRIÓN (eds.) Codifying the National Self Spectators, Actors and the American Dramatic Text Dramaturgies No.17 pages titre.p65 5 17/03/2006, 14:30 These essays were developed from papers given at the Second International Conference on American Theater at the University of Málaga, “Acting America” held in May 2004, with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Education (Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica y Desarrollo Tecnológico, BFF 2002- 12267-E), the Junta de Andalucía, and the Cultural Section of the USA Embassy. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopy, microfilm or any other means, without prior written permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. © P.I.E.-PETER LANG S.A., Presses Interuniversitaires Européennes Brussels, 2006 1 avenue Maurice, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium [email protected]; www.peterlang.com Printed in Germany ISSN 1376-3199 ISBN : 9780820466736 (paperback) ISBN : 9783035261875 (eBook) D/2006/5678/19 CIP available from the British Library, GB and the Library of Congress, USA. Bibliographic information published by “Die Deutsche Bibliothek” “Die Deutsche Bibliothek” lists this publication in the “Deutsche Nationalbibliografie”; detailed bibliographic data is available in the Internet at <http://dnb.ddb.de>. pages titre.p65 6 21/03/2006, 12:11 Acknowledgements Shorter versions of the essays in this volume were originally given as papers at the Second International Conference on American Theater, “Acting America,” which was held in Málaga in May 2004, and organ- ized by members of the Research Group HUM 302 (Junta de Andalucía) who teach in the Department of English at the University of Málaga. The conference sponsors included the Cultural Section of the United States Embassy in Madrid, the Spanish Ministry of Education (Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica y Desarrollo Tecnológico, BFF 2002-12267-E), the Junta de Andalucía, and numerous official organiza- tions and businesses in Málaga. The essays were selected by the Conference Editorial Committee, made up of Professors Marc Maufort of the University of Brussels, Matthew Roudané of Georgia State University at Atlanta and Barbara Ozieblo, University of Málaga. The editors wish to thank all those involved in one way or another in both the organization of the conference and in preparing and publishing this volume. María Dolores Narbona-Carrión and Barbara Ozieblo Málaga, October 2005
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