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The Canboulay Riot Of 1881: Influence Of Free Blacks On Trinidad's Carnival, John K. Guzda
The Canboulay Riot Of 1881: Influence Of Free Blacks On Trinidad's Carnival, John K. Guzda
The Exposition
This paper examines the significance of the Canboulay Riot of 1881 in Trinidad, and how this event was able to alter the celebration on the island, known as Carnival. Though historians have recognized the riot as a symbolic act of defiance by free blacks on the island, a link has not previously been made between the riot, and changes within the celebration of Carnival. Specifically, the actions of these free blacks during the riot contributed to the integration of the middle class into the celebration, which prompted a medley of changes that are now integral components of Carnival in Trinidad …
Attica State Correctional Facility: The Causes And Fallout Of The Riot Of 1971, Kathleen E. Slade
Attica State Correctional Facility: The Causes And Fallout Of The Riot Of 1971, Kathleen E. Slade
The Exposition
Everyone has heard the rallying cry “Attica! Attica!” These are words shouted in protest by many in the 1970s including John Lennon in his song “Attica State” in 1971 and Al Pacino in the movie “Dog day Afternoon” in 1975. But what happened at Attica State Correctional Facility in the rural town of Attica, NY in 1971 to cause the bloodiest day in American history up to that time? A prison built to be escape proof and virtually riot proof in 1931 exploded just forty years later in a violent four day riot that ended in a bloody massacre of …
The Elements Of A Creative Environment: Was The Roycroft Campus Of 1900 - 1915 A Hothouse?, Katherine Somerville
The Elements Of A Creative Environment: Was The Roycroft Campus Of 1900 - 1915 A Hothouse?, Katherine Somerville
The Exposition
Ancient Athens, Renaissance-era Florence, and Germany’s Bauhaus community that practiced between the two World Wars are all examples of what Barton Kunstler refers to as a hothouse. He defines a hothouse as an area where creativity flourishes wildly and magnificently, producing results that neither nature nor the usual round of human activity could ever anticipate. Out of each of Kunstler’s notable hothouse communities came extraordinary achievements and he theorizes that a hothouse is created out of a relatively rare confluence of forces – 36 factors within four dimensions, to be exact. In this essay I will show how the creative …