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Introduction: Attitudes Toward The Other, Matthew Isaac Cohen
Introduction: Attitudes Toward The Other, Matthew Isaac Cohen
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
The use of puppets, objects, masks and cantastorias in various societies around the globe, to represent and stage the Other.
Commedia Dell’Arte: The Mechanisms Of Othering, Olly Crick
Commedia Dell’Arte: The Mechanisms Of Othering, Olly Crick
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
This chapter proposes that the dramaturgic flexibility within historical Commedia dell’Arte was predicated on a performance methodology that demanded a changing pattern of othering, depending on the class, economic strength and region of their audiences.
How To Signify Otherness And Diasporic Bodies Through Puppetry: Two Plays By Kossi Efoui, Francesca Di Fazio
How To Signify Otherness And Diasporic Bodies Through Puppetry: Two Plays By Kossi Efoui, Francesca Di Fazio
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
French-speaking writer of Togolese origin Kossi Efoui resorts to puppetry as a means of communicating the diaspora of the African people and the condition of Otherness experienced by a portion of humanity throughout history.
Always Busy Somewhere: Cooper Crafts An Entrée For The Other, Paulette Richards
Always Busy Somewhere: Cooper Crafts An Entrée For The Other, Paulette Richards
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
African American ventriloquist John W . Cooper toured for a time with Richards and Pringle’s Famous Georgia Minstrels, but did not appear in blackface. Instead he used figures to get audiences to recognize the humanity and agency of a Black man.
Alterity In The Arabic And Near Eastern Puppet Theater, Marvin Carlson
Alterity In The Arabic And Near Eastern Puppet Theater, Marvin Carlson
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
This essay studies uses of alterity in the medieval plays of Egyptian Ibn Daniyal and selected modern Karagoz plays from Turkey, considering the alterity of the puppet itself and also the social alterities represented by the puppets in these works.
Matter’S “Dark” Powers: Performing Objects And Racialization In Nineteenth-Century American Spiritualism, Hazel Rickards
Matter’S “Dark” Powers: Performing Objects And Racialization In Nineteenth-Century American Spiritualism, Hazel Rickards
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
In this article, I analyze performing objects that were attributed to the agency of Black spirits within the 19th-century American spiritualist movement, exposing how white, female spirit mediums supported and tested a racial metaphysics that assumed white transcendence and Black materiality.
Mamulengo As Cultural Resistance, Mayumi Ilari
Mamulengo As Cultural Resistance, Mayumi Ilari
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
This chapter, using two recent examples from Brazilian puppet masters, briefly presents the origins of Brazilian puppetry and discusses the way Brazilian mamulengo tradition operates as a means of historical and cultural resistance, while enhancing diversity and racial equality through popular culture and theatre.
Exhibiting Blackface Puppets From The German Imaginary, William T.F. Condee
Exhibiting Blackface Puppets From The German Imaginary, William T.F. Condee
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
German puppet collections face the problem of how—and whether—to display their extensive holdings of blackface puppets that are built on grotesquely racist stereotypes, including the Imagined Turk, the Imagined African, the Imagined African American, and the Imagined Multicultural German.
Ralph Chessé And Forman Brown: When Carving The Other Is Carving The Self, Ben Fisler
Ralph Chessé And Forman Brown: When Carving The Other Is Carving The Self, Ben Fisler
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
This article examines two “closeted” puppeteers, Forman Brown and Ralph Chessé, who demonstrate alterity’s ability to disrupt itself. Their puppets are both exotic (“different from me”) and incorporated (“like me”), as the artists’ hidden racial and sexual identities blur the boundaries between self and other.
Deities Of The Indigenous Snake People In Religious Marionette Plays, Fan Pen Chen
Deities Of The Indigenous Snake People In Religious Marionette Plays, Fan Pen Chen
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
This chapter shows how deities of the indigenes of southeastern China competed with and reacted to the invading mainstream Han culture through six sacred string-puppet plays.
When Klana And His Mercenaries Sailed To Java: The Expression Of Otherness In Surakarta Court-Style Wayang Gědhog Performance, Rudy Wiratama
When Klana And His Mercenaries Sailed To Java: The Expression Of Otherness In Surakarta Court-Style Wayang Gědhog Performance, Rudy Wiratama
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
Wayang gĕdhog was once a popular puppetry in Javanese courts. Besides of its Panji romance themes, it also has political meanings represented by Sabrang and Jawa figures, which enrich the play and giving it a broader context in Javanese culture.
Puppetry For A Total War: French And German Puppet Plays In World War I, Didier Plassard
Puppetry For A Total War: French And German Puppet Plays In World War I, Didier Plassard
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
Comparing German, Austrian and French puppet repertoires composed during or in the aftermath of WW1, this paper examines how these productions took part in the “bourrage de cranes” (brainwashing) of public opinions, instilling the hate of other nations in the minds of the youngest.
Sicilian Puppet Theater: Alterity Or Diversity?, Jo Ann Cavallo
Sicilian Puppet Theater: Alterity Or Diversity?, Jo Ann Cavallo
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
From the perspective of alterity, the predominant figure of the Other in Sicilian puppet theater is undoubtedly the Saracen (Muslim) aggressor. Yet the Paladins of France cycle, with its over 300 nightly episodes, is replete with stories that eschew an opposition between an “us” and a “them” and instead underscore our common humanity across borders of all kinds. Indeed, camaraderie, friendship, and even romance can readily develop between individuals from the most disparate corners of the globe. My paper focuses on a selection of examples under the guise of both alterity and diversity, the latter achieved especially through heterogamous marriages.
A Real American Wife, A Japanese Object: Puppetry And The Orient In Minghella’S Madam Butterfly, Tobi Poster-Su
A Real American Wife, A Japanese Object: Puppetry And The Orient In Minghella’S Madam Butterfly, Tobi Poster-Su
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
In Anthony Minghella’s celebrated 2005 production of Madam Butterfly, three white men manipulate the small, fragile body of Sorrow (Cio-Cio-San/Butterfly’s child), and, in a dream sequence, Cio-Cio-San herself–this paper explores how the production uses puppetry to represent the racialized Other, and how this might subvert, reinforce, or make visible Orientalist views of the East within the source text.
The Other In Southeast Asian Puppetry, Kathy Foley
The Other In Southeast Asian Puppetry, Kathy Foley
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
Southeast Asian wayang/nang talung puppetry presents the local hero as refined. Three types of “others” repeat: 1) comic foreigners, 2) Raja Sabrangan (“Overseas King”) and followers, and 3) physically deformed clown servants. The last two groups are important and may relate to Austronesian concepts of spirit siblings accompanying each person through life.
The Western Tourist As Exotic Other: Coping With The Aggressive Ways Of The Casual Stranger, John Emigh
The Western Tourist As Exotic Other: Coping With The Aggressive Ways Of The Casual Stranger, John Emigh
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
In the summer of 2004, the author traveled with Prof. Barbara Hatley to see a performance by the Ludruk Karya Budaya troupe of Mojokerto in Eastern Java and while there, the author participated in the performance; this chapter reflects on the minefield of cultural issues involved in their improvised sketch.
Introduction: Puppets Have Always Performed Others, John Bell
Introduction: Puppets Have Always Performed Others, John Bell
Representing Alterity through Puppetry and Performing Objects
Puppets and performing objects have always performed alterities, often reflecting biased visions of Others. The papers in this collection about the object performances of Others can help us better understand global histories and cultures.
A Material Stratum: Black Bodies And Environmental Exploitation In Edward P. Jones' The Known World, Julia Woodward
A Material Stratum: Black Bodies And Environmental Exploitation In Edward P. Jones' The Known World, Julia Woodward
The Quiet Corner Interdisciplinary Journal
This paper seeks to reckon with the entwined realities of black lives, environmental degradation, and the Anthropocene through engagement with Edward P. Jones’ 2003 novel The Known World and Kathryn Yusoff’s recent critical work on the Black Anthropocenes. Yusoff contends that, “Literally stretching black and brown bodies across the seismic fault lines of the earth, Black Anthropocenes subtend White Geology as a material stratum,” (xii). This paper will examine the ways in which Yusoff and Jones are in conversation, and try to elucidate the ways in which the Anthropocene is both built upon and a harbinger of mass death. How …
Forgotten Immigrant Voices: West Indian Immigrant Experiences And Attitudes Towards Contemporary Immigration, Danielle Cross
Forgotten Immigrant Voices: West Indian Immigrant Experiences And Attitudes Towards Contemporary Immigration, Danielle Cross
Honors Scholar Theses
Scholarly work and media coverage both point to the negative effect that the rhetoric and policy of former US President Donald Trump had on the lived experience and wellbeing of immigrant groups explicitly targeted by it (i.e., the “Trump effect”). Typically, the focus has been on Muslim and Latino immigrants as well as those less-explicitly targeted but still affected by Trump-era policies, such as temporary workers. This thesis explores whether Black immigrants from the English-speaking Caribbean, a group notably missing from the literature of “Trump effects” on immigrant experiences, experienced similar attitudinal or practical effects as a result of contemporary …
As Seen On Screen: American Ambivalence Shown Through Death Penalty And Vigilante Films, Lisette Donewald
As Seen On Screen: American Ambivalence Shown Through Death Penalty And Vigilante Films, Lisette Donewald
Honors Scholar Theses
The United States is one of the last western nations still practicing capital punishment. A history of and commitment to vigilantism and its ideals offers an explanation of America’s retention of capital punishment. Employing scholarship on law and popular culture and vigilantism, this thesis finds that pro-death penalty frames are prevalent in vigilante films while anti-death penalty frames are prevalent in films that focus specifically upon capital punishment. Since the 1960’s however, there has been a gradual shift towards anti-death penalty frames and away from pro-death penalty frames as well as changes in the themes presented in the two genres …
Investigating Asian American History And Its Roots In New England: A Curriculum For Secondary School Students, Karen Lau
Holster Scholar Projects
Connecticut is the first state to include Asian American and Pacific Islander studies in the K-12 public school curriculum, requiring boards of education to offer AAPI studies by the 2025-2026 school year. This curriculum supports the state’s efforts to teach students about AAPI history with a focus on New England. Under this six-week curriculum, students will learn about the transnational immigration of Asian indentured workers, the legacy of the Chinese Educational Mission, the heroism and resistance of Japanese Americans during World War II, the patriotism of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the armed forces, and the activism of past …
Untold Stories Of The African Diaspora: The Lived Experiences Of Black Caribbean Immigrants In The Greater Hartford Area, Shanelle A. Jones
Untold Stories Of The African Diaspora: The Lived Experiences Of Black Caribbean Immigrants In The Greater Hartford Area, Shanelle A. Jones
University Scholar Projects
The African Diaspora represents vastly complex migratory patterns. This project studies the journeys of English-speaking Afro-Caribbeans who immigrated to the US for economic reasons between the 1980s-present day. While some researchers emphasize the success of West Indian immigrants, others highlight the issue of downward assimilation many face upon arrival in the US. This paper explores the prospect of economic incorporation into American society for West Indian immigrants. I conducted and analyzed data from an online survey and 10 oral histories of West Indian economic migrants residing in the Greater Hartford Area to gain a broader perspective on the economic attainment …
Asians And The Study Habits Of Non-Asians In The United States, Sabrina Tang
Asians And The Study Habits Of Non-Asians In The United States, Sabrina Tang
Honors Scholar Theses
In the United States, Asian American students spend an hour more per day studying than non-Asians (Hofferth et al. 2020). Chen and Stevenson (1995) attribute this to parents and peers who hold higher standards for Asian students. Compared to other races, Asian Americans tend to place a high value on education as a marker of achievement. This thesis explores whether Asian culture impacts non-Asian work ethic by examining whether non-Asians study more in geographic areas with larger Asian populations. I find statistically significant, but small increases in the study time of non-Asians where there is a greater population of Asians.
La Voz Spring 2021, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Spring 2021, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- Conference Brings Cuba Scholars to UConn
- Performance Art in the Crossfire
- An Evening with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- Jesús Ramos-Kittrell Wins AAUP Teaching Innovation Award
- Alumni Contribute to State Latinx History Curriculum Initiative
- New Study: School Employees Help Farmworker Families Access Health Care
La Voz Winter 2021, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Winter 2021, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue you will find:
- MA Student Researches Takeover in Providence Schools
- Indigenous Language Survival in Colombian Amazon
- "Rise of the Latinx Vote"
- La Colectiva Virtual Conversation
- Mark Healey Wins SCHARP Award
La Voz Spring 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Spring 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issues:
- MA Student Randy Torres Awarded Mead Fellowship
- MA Student Spotlight: Victoria Almodovar
- Mark Overmyer-Velazquez to Publish Updated Translation
- Can Inclusive Programs Reduce Labor Market Discrimination?
- Exploring Mexico's Industrial Revolutions
- Anti-Haitian Stereotypes in Dominican Media
- Writing Puerto Rican History at UConn's Humanities Institute
- New State Course in African American, Latino, and Puerto Rican Studies
La Voz Winter 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Winter 2020, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- Multi-Media Artist Begins Year-Long Residence at UConn
- Graciela Mochkofsky Presents the 2019 Mead Lecture
- La Comunidad Intelectual Learning Community Presents Research at Virginia Tech Conference
- Cost Rica Education: Why it's Worth the Trip?
- Music Professor Publishes Book on Global Mexicanidades
- La Colectiva Feminista Comes to UConn
La Voz Fall 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Fall 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- Latinx Leadership Initiative Launched
- Daisy Reyes Embarks on Follow-up Research
- Graduate Student Summer Updates
- UConn Ph.D. Discusses "Guest Worker" Programs
- The Vision for La Comunidad Intelectual
La Voz Spring 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Spring 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- Education in the Latinx Diaspora
- Showcasing the Architectural & Cultural Beauty of Places
- Gilda Ochoa Visits PRLACC
- Tertulia con Amanda Guzmán
- Eyzaguirre Lecture Series: Lázaro Lima
La Voz Winter 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Winter 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- A Note from Your Librarian
- Learning to be Latino
- Illuminating the Path with Maria Hinojosa
- Robert G. Mead Lecture Series
- Tertulia con Scott Wallace
- Tertulia Con Solsiree del Moral
- The U Turn
- Tinker Spotlight
- Puerto Rican Studies Association