SUBJECT: NATIVE AMERICAN ART HISTORY
Your paper will incorporate a discussion of at least 4 works of art from the geographic areas and cultures that we have discussed over the course of the semester (i.e., Ancestral Pueblo ceramics or ribbon work from Prairie tribes, etc., but not Kawkiutl carving or Mississippian copperwork). I am looking for your ability to apply ideas learned in class to specific works of art, and for you to go into more depth and detail in the discussion of your chosen artworks than we have been able to do in class. The material that you wrote for your proposal your basic ideas, ideas about each image, and bibliographic annotations can be modified and expanded to form a significant part of your final paper. Of course, as you continue your research, you may move beyond your original ideas or shift focus a little bit, but your proposal can be used as a rough framework for your research and writing. You should incorporate information that demonstrates your ongoing research. You should certainly include information from our course readings as noted above in the requirements for the annotated bibliography portion of your proposal, but you must also include research from THREE to FIVE sources outside our course readings. While JSTOR and Google Scholar can be useful in your research, you have to be careful that your search terms are neither too broad nor too narrow. Your essay should then use one of the following broad themes to organize your information and research. These are designed to be rather open-ended, allowing you to address your own interests, while at the same time helping you focus on key ideas rather than trying to produce an encyclopedic description of everything that could be said about your chosen works of art.
PROMPT:
Theme 4 Economics and Native Arts For this topic, you will be examining the impact of specific economic relationships and networks on the use and production of Native arts. Several related themes could fit into the heading of economics, so you should narrow your focus to a very specific economic interaction and the cause-and-effect relationship between economics and the visual qualities of particular arts from one specific culture or artist. For example, elaborate economic networks allowed Lakota people to decorate clothing with dentalium shells from the Northwest Coast. Likewise, the economic power of arts patrons in Santa Fe has clearly shaped how contemporary Pueblo artists make pottery. However you approach this topic, you will ultimately be explaining how economic causes (trade, patronage, the introduction of capitalism) produced specific visual and aesthetic effects (changes in old styles, changes in iconography, invention of new forms) in particular works of art.
Like any formal academic paper, the text of your essay should be divided into three main parts: an introductory paragraph, the main body, and a conclusion. The introductory paragraph should include a thesis statement, which is a clear one or two-sentence statement of what you will be discussing or trying to prove in your paper. The main body of your paper is where you will make your point through careful descriptive analysis of particular works of art and analysis of your references. You should cite other authors to support your arguments whenever necessary. If you disagree with another authors ideas, you should still cite them and thoroughly explain why their ideas do not work in light of the evidence you are presenting. Do not simply string together a series of quotes! You may include quotes if needed, but you should try to restate other authors ideas in your own words if possible; however, even when you paraphrase another persons ideas, you must still cite them as the source of those ideas. ANY IDEAS ORIGINATING WITH ANOTHER AUTHOR MUST BE CITED! Ultimately, the body of your paper is where you demonstrate your knowledge and research by thoroughly exploring your chosen topic.
The conclusion should restate and summarize what you have accomplished in your paper. It should be one or two paragraphs in length, but this will vary depending on your topic and the argument you have made in your paper.
Likewise, it can tie up loose ends or note any questions that could not be resolved by the available evidence. The conclusion should be more than a simple restatement of your thesis or introductory paragraph.
Bibliography and citations: Any quotations, paraphrases, or ideas taken from published resources should be cited
properly, using any standard format (i.e.- APA, MLA, American Anthropological Association format, or the Chicago
Manual of Style guidelines) and should include a complete bibliography in the corresponding style.
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