AMST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mitch Landrieu

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: American Studies
• Course: AMST 101
• Professor: Christopher Greene

Document Summary

In spike lee"s four part documentary film, when the levees broke, it is clear that performances, and festivities associated with mardi gras more specifically, gave the city of new. Orleans, louisiana a unique heartbeat and sense of rebirth after the devastation of hurricane. Mitch landrieu, lieutenant governor of louisiana, spoke about how mardi gras and jazz music created a city so vibrant that you can"t kill it. at performances like the festival of mardi. Gras, things like music, dance, and costume are pivotal characteristics of new orleans residents" lives. Without these things, they feel their city is incomplete, boring, or even dead. These are the same feelings that hurricane katrina brought upon with its devastation of the city. The overall role of performance in a recovering new orleans was giving a restored sense of community and rebuilding. Although the city may not have looked like it was recovering quickly, performance really made the residents feel like it was recovering quickly.