Browse Exhibits (15 total)
Buju Banton
Hello! Welcome to Jake's page about Buju Banton, in which the former examines the lyrics of the latter. I (Jake) plan to look at his blend of Jamaican Standard English, Jamaican Creole, and Iyaric and how he uses it to talk about the ills of his country, namely racial inequality and the quest for agency.
Cara Bates Research Project
Welcome to my project about Octavia Butler. In this project I will compare two of Octavia Butler's stand-alone novels, Kindred and Fledgling, and how she uses language and dialogue to inform the reader about her characters, in contrast to typical science fiction tropes of protracted action scenes and lengthy environmental descriptions to educate the reader about the character and their place in the world.
Chance's Exhibit
Kelly's Exhibit
This project will study the uses of Jamaican and Trinidadian Creole language elements in Nalo Hopkinson's Brown Girl in the Ring.
Liming's project
Welcome to my project about Vincent Fang's lyrics. In this project, I will analysis two Fang's l lyrics that are Fade Away and The blue and white porcelain. Through the analysis of the two lyrics, we can know some language features of Chinoiserie.
Major Project; Joel Parris
Octavia Butler and the language of Kindred
This project will observe the ways Octavia Butler, in one of her early works - Kindred, connects her protagonist to African-American identity through language.
