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Performing Spanishness: History, Cultural Identity & Censorship in the Theatre of Jose Maria Rodriguez Mendez
Performing Spanishness History Cultural Identity Censorship in the Theatre of Jose Maria Rodriguez Mendez Author:Michael Thompson José María Rodríguez Méndez is a noted playwright, an acerbic cultural critic, and a political dissident under Franco. In Performing Spanishness, the first English-language examination of Méndez’s life and work, Michael Thompson sets the playwright’s lifelong struggle against censorship in the context of Spain’s shifting nation... more »al identity. Méndez’s work presents “Spanishness” not as a static trait, but as an ongoing performance; Performing Spanishness is an indispensable resource to those interested in theater, Spain, and the relationship between art and activism. « less