Assignment Objectives
Define humanism and select a specific culture discussed during this course where humanism is present. Select one specific example of visual art from your chosen culture to illustrate your conclusions; this could, for example, be a painting, sculpture, piece of architecture, or a piece of performance art. Finally, describe and discuss the impact of humanism upon the development of your selected visual arts. Your paper must be between 750-1250 original words in length and in MLA format.
Assignment Support
Your critical analysis should not be confused with a report. In a report you present material and discuss it briefly. In a critical essay you must analyze material, reach conclusions, and support your conclusions with evidence. Therefore, research is a component of a critical analysis.
Internet research is unacceptable unless it specifically deals with reputable and academic outlets. These include, but are not limited to, such sites as the BBC, New York Times, on-line scholarly articles from databases such as JSTOR, and publicly released documents such as those found at official government sites. Please feel free to use any of the assigned readings for support in your critical summary, but do not feel limited if you would like to use sources from outside the class readings (although you are not required to).
There is no correct answer, you can criticize or praise, but dont simply present the contents and arguments. Remember that the primary aim of scholarship is to understand, not simply to show indignation and engage in moral condemnation. Whatever you do, avoid being simplistic. Be profound, show off your intellectual prowess, creativity, and your grasp of the topic.
Do not summarize. I have, most likely, read/seen the pieces you will be discussing so you need only give precisely what is needed for your essay to be understood, and nothing more.
Assignment Tasks
Complete your Analysis
This must be between 750-1250 original words in length
This must be in MLA format (all requirements for this are found below under General Guidelines)
Engage your work with various ideas, thoughts, and concepts from throughout the semester
Address each of the following in your analysis
define humanism
select a specific culture discussed during this course where humanism is present
select one specific example of visual art from your chosen culture to illustrate your conclusion
describe and discuss the impact of humanism upon the development of your selected visual arts.
Your paper must have a Works Cited page (even if you do no outside research you will still be discussing something and will need to cite it). This does not count toward your word count. It should contain all sources that you have cited including the text/film/artist you are working with.
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