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...white man?”The recent revival of the Asian American Association Players (AAA Players) at Harvard seems to confront the issue of whether actors are confined to their ethnic origins or whether characters are defined by their physical traits. The original Players, which was created under the umbrella of AAA in 1994, has served as a forum for those underrepresented in theater, including Asian American students. The AAA Players enjoyed initial success: their productions of David Henry Hwang’s “F.O.B.,” Arthur Miller’s “Death...
Traditional American music has come a long way from being played on the porch during a hot, summer day or at the Boxcar Socials of a small Appalachian town, but is still rarely seen in an academic setting. Because the multiple musical genres encompassed under the umbrella of “American Music” generally rely heavily on improvisation and informal settings, it is easy for them to be overlooked by artistic and academic institutions, shadowed by the cohesion and organization of symphony orchestras and classical ensembles. However, in the spring of 2007, two Harvard students, in an attempt...
...member Michele Lamont, professor of sociology, European studies, and African and African American studies. The comprehensiveness of the new name would allow the committee to develop a “more integrated and broader” curriculum that could better accommodate students’ intellectual needs under a larger umbrella, Lamont said. Foster—a senior lecturer on folklore and mythology—added that faculty can likely use the name makeover as an opportunity to develop new courses. The proposal—presented at yesterday’s meeting by FAS humanities dean Diana Sorensen and African...
...just inside...but that's weak sauce. Dunster is here though, as this moose below has been using his megaphone for evil rather than good, relentlessly heckling every passerby with gems like, "It's OK, it's raining, no one can see you crying," and "Your umbrella can't hide that ugly shirt...
...gone to another venue for drinks,” said Scotti. “Now they can have both an amazing artist and the chance to relax and have a couple of beers or a glass of wine.” Club Passim is managed by the non-profit umbrella organization Passim Folk Music and Culture Center, which also operates several music-related programs. The organization has recently seen its main sources of revenue—donations, fund-raising, and membership fees—decline during the recession. In 2008, Passim’s financial hurdles, which Scotti attributed...