Part 1 Hispanic American Theatre and Material Culture Studies 1.The History of Hispanic American Theatre 2.The Research of Hispanic American Theatre at Home and Abroad 3.The Research of Material Culture Studies 4.The Dramas Studied in This Book Part 2 The External Images of Things:Fashionable Gentlemen and Female Fashion Designers 1.The Evolution of Chicano Machismo in Zoot Suit 2.The Commodity Fetishism behind the Smiling Curve On Josefina Lopez's Real Women Have Curves 3.Summary Part 3 The Material of Things:Flowing Coffee and Handma de Cigars 1.The Catering Culture and Fashion in The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa 2.The Poetic Dwelling and Anti- Intellectualism in Anna in the Tropics 3.Summary Part 4 The Inside of Things:Prison and Residence in the Suburb of New York 1.Three Types of Power in Short Eyes 2.Homeland Consciousness in The House of Ramon Iglesia 3.Summary Part 5 The Research of Material Culture in Hispanic American Theatre References