Response Essay

one essay (min 500 words) responding to the two texts (Angels in America part I by Kushner, and Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez). What do you notice in terms of narrative, structure, themes, and relevancy today? What connections can you draw between the plays and theatrical concepts? What questions come …

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Read the assigned reading and then watch the assigned video in the order they’re listedReading first, video second two entries to read/watch and two 150-250 word responses Video link: https://art21.org/watch/extended-play/barbara-kruger-part-of-the-discourse-short/ Please respond to the ways DeSouza and Kruger deal with language in their writing and artwork. Remember to support your …

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Read the assigned reading and then watch the assigned video in the order they’re listedReading first video second You will be posting once to the discussion board. Your individual post should contain 2 paragraphs: one reflecting on the first entry and one for the second two entries to read/watch and …

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Please read and view the assigned reading and video, in the order given below. article first video secondRead the assigned reading and then watch the assigned video in the order they’re listed (Entry 1 first, Entry 2 second). You will be posting once to the discussion board. Your individual post …

Rite of Spring Ballet and Edvard Munch

“Imagine that Edvard Munch is sitting in the audience of a performance of “The Rite of Spring.”  How would the ballet speak to Munch as a Modernist?  What elements of Modernism would he recognize?  You may want to return to the short critical article “What Is Modernism?” to refresh your …

Identify a Challenge

College can be one of the most challenging chapters in your life. You may begin your college experience feeling overwhelmed, and the challenges you face may feel insurmountable. But you are not alone! This is normal and realistic; you are expected to adjust to new and different situations in a …

Discussion Board #7

Continuing our discussion of Chapter 11 of Tricia Rose’s The Hip Hop Wars, we’ll focus on Rose’s point about Profiting from Black Suffering. Rose writes, “Anti-hip hop critics, in particular, rarely mention the structural context for what are decidedly problematic behaviours, preferring instead to call the whole thing ‘dysfunctional black …

Research and Report on a Famous Media Personnel

About David Gregory    biography of his/her life     how he/she became a media personnel    highlights of his/her career     what he/she is known for, remembered for     include any special pioneering aspects of his/her career     views he/she held about journalism (and related fields, like photojournalism, TV, Radio, Magazine, and …

3-1 Discussion: Social Import of Photography Discussion Topic

Select a historically significant photograph from this week’s resources or a traditional media source that can be accurately described as a social document. Include the link to the webpage where you located the image, and embed the image in your post. Consider the following in your post: What are the …

feminism and activism

1. Read the article: “In the #MeToo Era, Do These paintings Still Belong In a Museum?” (Huffington Post online, 2017)https://www.huffpost.com/entry/museums-me-too-sexual-harassment-art_n_5a2ae382e4b0a290f0507176?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADtMWfJzoxdKoQ-qLoIe5KEC2KETC0O7BNV98QMeCi_SYbtgcLvT0SBafQbK_9jpmRWyr5oxJVrHRMU-PktniwVoEbit3mf0oclc6F-Tf7-B-6IGN7DJAps-fR3bCifG1TNcenhSpKV48XLHgn-1vFykSetOhEzy6xUOsLxalZkp 2. Prompt for the discussion: a. Imagine you are a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where this controversy is taking place. You are interviewed in Hyperallergic (an online …