by Jordan Lambert
Maynard Ferguson’s Conquistador was one of the few jazz albums to break through to the pop charts.
Maynard Ferguson: Conquistador and Its Role in His Continued Success
Category: Features
Research-based contributions by students and staff
Studying Abroad: Three Views
Sayoko Numata, Airi Miura and Mai Kondo share their views on the benefits of studying abroad
The Greatest Boxer: Muhammad Ali
By Mai Todoroki
Muhammad Ali’s opposition to the Vietnam War had a major impact on his boxing career and on American attitudes towards the war.
NFB’s Studio “D” and the Reflection of Feminist Ideas
By Natsuki Katsuda
Influenced by the second wave of feminism in 1960s and 70s, women at the National Film Board of Canada challenged the male-dominated film world by persuading the NFB to create the first and only government-funded female filmmaking unit, “Studio D.“
Embracing Enigmas: Polytechnique and the Unseen Victims of the Montreal Massacre
By Shiori Hamasako
Denis Villeneuve’s film Polytechnique shows two different survivors of the Montreal Massacre, adding a side of the story which has not received much attention – that of the male survivors.
Lance Edward Armstrong: Innovator and Contributor
By Koki Kato
Although Lance Edward Armstrong has been stripped of his titles due to banned substances, he contributed to cycling and society by creating a new bicycle strategy and by founding a charity institution.
Neil Young’s “Ohio†and the Kent State Shootings
by Yumika Hamada
The lyrics of Neil Young’s “Ohio†reflect the anger and sorrow of anti-war protesters about the Kent State shootings of May 1970.
Visual Arts in the 1920s
by Rachel Everett, Yuka Goto, Mayuko Noguchi, Daichi Sugai, and Maisoue Yang
A video documentary looking at advertising, film and photography, art and architecture in the 1920s
Ashley Hutchings and his Essential Contribution to Electric Folk
by Natsumi Konokawa
Ashley Hutchings organized the Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, and the Albion Band. For these reasons, he is one of the most important artistes in the electric folk genre.
Billie Jean King: Overcoming Sexual Discrimination in Women’s Tennis
by Miho Shirai
Billy Jean King fought against discrimination of women by demonstrating women’s strength and by establishing organizations that supported female tennis players.
