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...informed by Umuofian values. This blurring of boundaries is to be expected from Achebe, who was born in a Nigerian village to Protestant parents. Though he came of age in a Christian household, Achebe was surrounded by manifestations of traditional Nigerian religions and practices. Achebe’s first name at birth was “Albert,” which he dropped when he developed an academic interest in Nigerian culture during college.The ability of “Things Fall Apart” to straddle two artistic traditions has led to the book’s characterization...
...like. Though he does spin a number of colorful but disparate narrative threads, the cross-stitch that binds them all together is his research. In fact, the whole second part of the book is geared toward explaining many of the findings that have helped Everett make a name for himself in the academic world (though much of this bubbles up in the former part of the text as well). According to Everett—who has spent more time with the Pirahã than any other researcher and is the authority on their language—the Pirahã lack...
...know. This is a question I’m asking myself.”Denis is currently in production for her new film, “White Material,” shot in Cameroon and starring legendary French actress Isabelle Huppert. Despite the prestige that Huppert’s name lends to the project, Denis refuses to see her career as a progression. “I never imagined there would be a progression. I imagined there would be a regression. Progression—this is not an idea that is active in me,” she said...
...known as “equipment” pieces—in which harnessed dancers walked down the sides of buildings and on rooftops—that received little critical attention at the time. “No one knew what I was doing because there was no name for it,” Brown said. “It was a kind of stupid tragedy. What do people say to you when they see a dance with no genre?” Yet Brown’s creative process is one that intentionally challenges categorization and constriction. She deconstructs...
...Crimson magazine writer. Officers at the scene referred requests for comment to HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano. After a performance by steppers from the Black Men’s Forum, technicians had to adjust the setup of the stage. As the packed crowd waited for Girl Talk, the stage name of Gregg Gillis, to perform, Fun Czar Jason B. McCoy ’08 called for concertgoers to move back. Students squeezed up against the stage posed a safety concern because there were no concert barriers in place during the performance. As per Gillis’ contract, no concert barriers...