Diaspora studies continue to expand in range and scope and remain fertile terrain for investigating multiple techniques of myth creation in dance performance, h

Generating a new understanding of the past—as well as a vision for the future—this path-breaking volume contains essays written by playwrights, scholars, an

* How black people established their identities in the African diaspora.

Bernth Lindfors, Ira Aldridge: The Last Years, 1855-1867 -- Paul Schauert, Staging Ghana: Artistry & nationalism in state dance ensembles -- Maëline Le Lay, 'L

The contributors to Embodying Black Religions in Africa and Its Diasporas investigate the complex intersections between the body, religious expression, and the