20th century

Piranesi’s Carceri, is a series of 16 prints depicting prisons as aggregates of monumental historical architectural structures “he captured their overgrown residues with archival precision”(pg. 15). Piranesi’s etchings were rediscovered in the twentieth century, a reflection on northern transatlantic countries’ growing obsession with nostalgic and romantic ruin. Piranesi’s ruins represent a different and nightmare-ish ‘authentic ruin’ of which Huyssen argues contemporary depictions of ruin…

Capital cities in Latin America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries used the “modern model” for public space as representative of public consciousness. This “modern model” based on Paris, a European city that achieved civilization in the broadest sense. In some cities in Latin America, such as Buenos Aires, this meant the implementation and emphasis of Parisian style architecture, monumental buildings, parks and promenade that created public consciousness of high culture…

world, but are also present in the Maya Angelou’s novel. In “I Know Why the Caged Bird SIngs”, Margaret Johnson shows many character traits. In the novel Maya uses her masculine traits to break down sexist and racist boundaries in the early twentieth century. Marguerette shows masculinity in many different scenes in this book. One of those scenes is after Mr. Freeman molests her. HE threatens to kill her if she tells Bailey or if anyone else finds out. She considers telling mama but decides…

civilization of the old world. In the beginning, people only used writing as an aid to the memory, but as time passed, it became more than a necessity. In the early twentieth century, to be illiterate, meant not to be civilized because a person did not count with the morality or the social appropriateness of a society. As the century progressed, literacy became an important part of many aspects in society, and people were required to read and write in order to survive in the modern world.…

since the eighteenth century. It was not until the twentieth century when boxing became an American sport. At this time all Americans, regardless of race and financial status, could box. Any American athlete with a talent for boxing could make a sufficient amount of money that was enough to be successful. With technological advancements and increased political interest, boxing became increasingly popular in the twentieth century, and then declined in the twenty-first century. Corresponding to…

Martha Bayles argues that modernity has removed the humanity so essential to early to mid-twentieth century African American music from contemporary music. She furthers the contention that vernacular musicians, specifically those from the African American idioms of blues and jazz, were not primitives. Rather, they were seasoned professionals with an ability to interject soul and passion into their music. However, to make this argument, Bayles takes aim at the post soul music era as a counter…

Many myths and realities about American Indian life prevailed in the late nineteenth century following the period of modernization and Americanization. Americanization mainly refers to the process in which individuals become assimilated into American culture and customs while also still practicing other ethnic traditions. This process prevailed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as more immigrants traveled to the United States for work or to evade harsh governmental control.…

The 1940’s was filled with many different people, places and events. Some famous characters of ‘40’s included Mickey Mouse, Superman, and even The Three Stooges. The famous actor John Wayne is from the ‘40’s. Even the famous baseball players Joe Dimaggio, and Jackie Robinson are both from the ‘40’s. Perhaps one of the most famous people from the ‘40’s was the chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler. Hitler was responsible for the death of approximately 11 million people. He came up with the idea…

ONE MILLION, THIRTY THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE. That is the number of fans that entered the gates to KFC T20 Big Bash League fixtures during BBL05. With a crowd average of 28,279 over 32 games this summer, the BBL has found itself with the 9th highest attendance of a sporting fixture in the world. Crowds have risen an incredible 47% since the inaugural BBL01, when only 550,220 fans entered the gates (17,749 per game). Back then, the BBL was considered a joke of a league, something…

Alwin Nikolais: Visual Artist Extraordinaire Alwin Nikolais was a modern dance genius whose contributions to dance as an art form are numerous. Known for his innovative dance works and performances, he was a master of all trades who wanted to encompass a variety of visual and auditory art forms to create one large spectacle. Many considered him to be a pioneer of modern dance, and Anna Kisselgoff, a journalist and dance critic, was quoted in The New York Times obituary for Nikolais as saying:…