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...variety of language you spoke, it wasn’t a community that put you down because of the variety of language you spoke. It’s only when you come out of the community that you realize there are many different varieties [of English]. In that particular context, if they’re in that position, they have a much greater responsibility. To just say that it’s not standard English—that’s not really helpful. 12.FM: Your husband, Lawrence D. Bobo, is also an esteemed race sociologist. Do you consider yourselves...
Furthermore, given Harvard’s historically reluctance to support disciplines outside the standard academic canon, the creation of a film studies Ph.D. is an opportunity to underscore the significance of artistic study. The proposal is particularly fitting in the context of University President Drew G. Faust’s much-publicized initiative to promote the arts on campus. And the Ph.D. program will require almost no new funds: Given the program’s small size and the availability of resources, neither a dramatically expanded budget nor new hiring will be necessary to get the program off the ground...
...Given that L.A.S.E.R. Tag can be operated from hundreds of feet away, the opportunities for subversion are tantalizing. A message can be written on the face of a major public building and the perpetrators long gone before the authorities pinpoint where the laser came from. In a more everyday context, L.A.S.E.R. Tag's ability to allow artists to get their messages across without any permanent defacement of buildings may well increase public support for the art form. And ultimately, it is graffiti for a tech-savvy generation. "Kids these days are born with a computer strapped to their fingers," says...
...album of performance in front of 18,000 dancing humans? For the same reason they recorded a live album in the first place. As they put it: it’s amazing what you’ll find face to face. Their creativity reaches its peak in the context of defying expectations with spectacular, surprising mixes—something only possible with a giant audience filled with fans, not a tiny gathering of hipsters. For Daft Punk, the more, the better—for them and the music. —Reviewer Elsa S. Kim can be reached at elsakim@fas.harvard.edu...
Core classes are notorious for having long, unexciting lectures and mind-numbing sections. Given this context, Literature and Arts B-82, “Sayin’ Something: Jazz as Sound, Sensibility and Social Dialogue,” stands out for its guest lecturer this week. Geri Allen, an award-winning pianist and composer, is one of the most prominent female musicians in jazz today. Allen is finishing up a week-long residency at Harvard consisting of educational discussions, performances, and hands-on practice. The Music Department originally invited her to participate in the lecture with funding from the Blodgett...