Articles by Sawyer A. Theriault

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Duke Ellington's Jazz Narrative of the African-American: Black, Brown, and Beige

June 29, 2011 - 1954 words | African-American Studies » Jazz

To assume the task of narrating the history of an overtly oppressed race is a daunting responsibility. Nonetheless, Edward Kennedy Ellington undertook this task in composing the multi-movement jazz suite Black, Brown, and Beige. Originally debuted at Carnegie Hall... Read Article »

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African American Studies Duke Ellington Jazz Mahalia Jackson

Jazz Writing: Identity and Multiculturalism in Jazz Literature

June 14, 2011 - 4564 words | African-American Studies » Jazz

Jazz is not a solitary art. Its form does not only reveal itself in the music. Jazz finds manifestation in many other forms of expression, including the powerful narratives encompassing jazz literature. In all of its modes, jazz narrates a people’s emotional... Read Article »

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African American Studies Jazz Jazz Literature Multiculturalism Ntozake Shange James Baldwin Ralph Ellison Duke Ellington

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: The Fate of the de Leon Family

November 18, 2010 - 1194 words | English » Junot Diaz

In Junot Diaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the de Léon family is in a perpetual hell, moving from struggle to struggle and never able to catch a break. Lola is constantly at odds with her mother, fighting with Beli throughout her cancer, shrieking... Read Article »

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Junot Diaz The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao

The Development of Theatre: Peter Brook and the Human Connection

December 24, 2009 - 1622 words | Theatre » Peter Brook

An actor is on stage. He begins to speak, and as he does so the hearts of the audience wrench. The actor is pronouncing his love to a woman through song; or he is swearing revenge against the man who killed his father; or he is staring at the back of his best friends... Read Article »

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Peter Brook Brook Theatre Theater Antonin Artaud Theater Of Cruelty The Empty Space Empty Space Human Connection Aronson

Anton Chekhov and the Development of the Modern Character

November 27, 2009 - 1177 words | Literary Criticism » Anton Chekhov

Considered by some to be the father of the short story, Anton Chekhov created a paradigmatic form for writing fiction. By mimicking reality he produced a representational art through his stories. The revelations in Chekhov’s fictional characters transport the... Read Article »

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Chekhov Anton Anton Chekhov Checkov Chekov Development Of Character Short Story Fiction Sawyer Theriault Modern Character Chameleon

John Locke and the Second Treatise on Government

October 19, 2009 - 1542 words | History » Government

In 1688, King James II was overthrown by a group of Parliamentarians. This was the result of what is now known as the Glorious Revolution, or the Revolution of 1688. Naturalist and political philosopher John Locke was present to witness these events and was so compelled... Read Article »

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John Locke Government Natural Rights

Sawyer A. Theriault studies English & African American Studies at University Of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.