Acknowledgements
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
Performing Mestizaje: Memory, Body, and Land
A Note on the Structure of This Book
Chapter 1: An Overview of United States Children's Theatre and the Western Concept of Childhood
Understanding Children's Theatre in the United States
U.S. Children's Theatre/TYA and the Convergence of Latina/o Theatre for Young Audiences (LTYA)
Changing Cultural Conceptions of Children and Youth
Chapter 2: Historical Context of Borderlands Children's Theatre: An Overview of Traditional and Contemporary Chicana/o/Mexican-American Theatre Practices
Pre-Columbian and Mesoamerican Rituals, Celebrations, and Roles of Children
Southwest Hispanic Theatre 1821-1950 and Spanish-language theatre from the 1930s to the 1950s
Chicana/o Movement 1960-1979: Theatre, Education, and Political Mobilization
Emergence of Chicana/o Children's Theatre and Latina/o Theatre for Young Audiences, 1960 to the Present
Chapter 3: Theorizing a Border Crossing Subject/Self
Border Theory
Border Theory y Mujer Feminista
Border Theory and Theatre
Psycho/Social Theory: Ethnic Identity in the Borderlands
Chapter 4: An Application of Border Theories and Psycho/Social Theory: Analysis of Chicana/o Drama for Children and Youth
Alicia in Wonder Tierra (or I Can't Eat Goat Head): Quest for Mestiza Consciousness
Farolitos of Christmas: Generational Borders
The Highest Heaven: Beyond Borders
No saco nada de la escuela: Border Politics of Education
Simply Maria or The American Dream: Border-Crossing Dreamer
The Drop Out: Borderline At-Risk Student
The Border-Crossing Subject/Self and Ethnic Production
Chapter 5: Borderlands Theatrical Legacies: Antecedents and the Future
Writing for Chicana/o Children and Youth: Playwright's Reflections
Summary
Conclusion: Advocacy for the Millennium and Expressing New Trends for Chicana/o/Mexican-American Young Audiences
Bibliography
Index
