The Cultural Perspectives of West Side Story

dc.contributor.authorFlavin, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-08T16:21:05Z
dc.date.available2020-06-08T16:21:05Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-19
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the cultural perspectives of West Side Story and whether the musical should be shelved as a piece of history. Culture is defined by traditions, clothing, language, music, the arts, the people, and achievements of a particular nation. This thesis discusses how the musical West Side Story portrays Puerto Ricans and their culture within the story. The extensive research from books on the creators of West Side Story, the history of American and Puerto Rican culture, and countless interviews, videos, periodicals, websites, and scholarly articles have shaped this thesis. With all this information, I was able to confirm that although West Side Story has not represented the Puerto Rican culture accurately, it is a living, breathing art that will be reimagined, revised, and produced for years to come.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/6235
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity Honors College Middle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subjectLiberal Artsen_US
dc.subjectWest Side Storyen_US
dc.subjectPuerto Rican cultureen_US
dc.subjectappropriation of Puerto Ricansen_US
dc.subjectStephen Sondheimen_US
dc.subjectJerome Robbinsen_US
dc.subjectArthur Laurentsen_US
dc.subjectLeonard Bernsteinen_US
dc.subjectgangsen_US
dc.subjectNew York Cityen_US
dc.subjectBroadwayen_US
dc.subjectWest Side Story Revivalsen_US
dc.subjectThe History of West Side Storyen_US
dc.subjectdiscriminationen_US
dc.subjectracismen_US
dc.titleThe Cultural Perspectives of West Side Storyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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