Word: vernacular
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...interested in the voices we speak with and the voices we have in our own head,” says Ian R. MacKenzie ’04, Iweala’s friend and fellow thesis-writer. “Beasts of No Nation” is written in a vernacular inspired by the Nigerian English Iweala had heard during his summers in Nigeria. “He took a long time to find that voice,” MacKenzie says. “But once he found it, he knew he found something that was really special...
...realities of intercourse—was betrayed by this metaphorical notion of protection. His instructions to “wrap it up” because my canine lover could be barking up another tree may have been nothing more than a misguided attempt to speak in 20-something vernacular, but it reveals a more disturbing mode of approaching heterosexuality...
Much of the night’s discussion focused on the American identity and its reflection in art. “[Whitman] wanted to be the poet of the American vernacular,” Adams said...
...characters’ rapid and overlapping dialogue makes it difficult to fully comprehend their articulations, the production creates a glimpse of the fast-paced Chicago newsroom where you live fast or get left behind. The actors in this dialogue-driven play speak in an exaggerated Chicago accent peppered with vernacular street talk and wisecracks that are crass, rude, and even borderline vulgar. In keeping with BlackCAST’s desire to create a diverse production, the female actors play characters equally as tough as their male counterparts. In addition to a number of unexpected revelations, the performances...
...Green-collar movements in the United States and the United Kingdom, vernacular architecture in India, and the harnessing of the Amazon all are vested in the new idea that growth and conservation are not mutually exclusive terms. It’s paramount to recognizing that CPE is a complete reversal of the old way of thinking. It combats both “neo-liberal” corporate executives and overly protectionist environmental activists trying to bootstrap a green revolution...