Access Type
Open Access
Entry Number
76
Start Date
4-5-2017 1:45 PM
End Date
4-5-2017 2:00 PM
Department
Theatre Arts
Abstract
The dramatic works that subject usually deals with the family unit reflect a particular issue in American culture—politically or socially. American playwrights often use their work to challenge popular ideologies and values embedded into American society. Often modern American drama incorporates political, social, and cultural issues as a means to develop the relationship between the family unit. The familial relationship(s) in modern American drama are influenced by the political, social, and cultural environments in the United States.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Loretta Wittman
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"We Are Family": The Influences of American Culture on the Representation of Family in Modern American Drama
The dramatic works that subject usually deals with the family unit reflect a particular issue in American culture—politically or socially. American playwrights often use their work to challenge popular ideologies and values embedded into American society. Often modern American drama incorporates political, social, and cultural issues as a means to develop the relationship between the family unit. The familial relationship(s) in modern American drama are influenced by the political, social, and cultural environments in the United States.