Milestones in Queer US Theatre

<p>This introduction to queer theatre and performance in the United States explores the pioneering artists that have shaped this ever-changing field across the past two centuries through ten key moments and movements.</p><p>Designed for weekly use in queer and LGBTQ+ theatre courses the ten chosen milestones move chronologically from nineteenth century shifts in the understanding of homosexuality through the queer postmodernist avant-garde to the rise of intersectionality and recognition of trans identities. This clear dynamic framework uses ‘queer’ as a flexible and intersectional term addressing sexualities and sexual identities the people and groups who claim them and the practices that challenge heteronormative structures.</p><p>Milestones are a range of accessible textbooks breaking down the need-to-know moments in the social cultural political and artistic development of foundational subject areas.</p>