Project choicesIdeasRequirements 1 Create a Self Portrait Analyze a piece of art music and literature that comes from your own culturalethnic background Irish German English Jewish Arab AfricanAmerican etc ID: 278382
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Humanities Research Paper" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Humanities Research Paper
Project choices/Ideas/RequirementsSlide2
#1 Create a Self Portrait
Analyze a piece of art, music, and literature that comes from your own cultural/ethnic background (Irish, German, English, Jewish, Arab, African-American, etc.
)Slide3
“Daily Bread”Slide4
What info do I need?
Aspects of culture/ethnic/background
Values and Myths expressed in history of
pict
Identify Area geographically and historicallySlide5
Info
In 1918 in the town of Bovey, Minnesota Eric
Enstorm
took a photo of Charles
Wilden
sitting at a small table in prayer. As soon as the negative was developed,
Enstrom
was sure he had something special... a picture that seemed to say, This man doesn't have much of earthly goods, but he has more than most people because he has a thankful heart. Today
Enstrom's
picture GRACE, is known and loved throughout the world. Also known as Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread and as The Old Man Praying At The Dinner Table. (
wesellart.com
)Slide6
#2. Conduct a Film Analysis
Using the information on cinema that is presented in your textbook reading, choose a film to view and analyze.
Please obtain your instructor's approval of the film before you start your research
.
For
instance, you could discuss how
Spartacus
displays the conflict between authority and individual freedom in the film. Another option would be to discuss the roaring twenties background of the
Great Gatsby
and how this film depicts the era. Other film choices might be
Troy, The Gladiator, High Noon, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Seven Samurai, Apocalypse Now, or The Aviator.Slide7
What info do I need
1. Aspects of the film: cinematography, scriptwriting, sound, direction, etc.
2. Unique background information
3. Themes? How did film affect people?
4. Features of the genre that the film representsSlide8
Crash
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Won 3 Oscars, including Best Picture.
Figures heavily into Humanities with a view to empathy, even for people who are not very likable.Slide9
#3. Research an architect, sculptor, scientist, or writer
Write a research paper that analyzes the person's importance to the Humanities in the historical and cultural context in which the work appears.
Some
options include Leonardo
da
Vinci, Michelangelo, Frank Lloyd Wright, Albert Einstein, Sophocles, Shakespeare, William Blake, Samuel Beckett, George Bernard Shaw, Eugene O'Neill, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, Ernest Hemingway, and others. (Check your textbook for more ideas.)Slide10
Frank Lloyd Wright
Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called
organic architecture
. This philosophy was best exemplified by his design for
Fallingwater
(1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture".
[1]
Wright was a leader of the
Prairie School
movement of architecture and developed the concept of the
Usonian
home, his unique vision for urban planning in the United States.Slide11
Fallingwater
House by Frank Lloyd WrightSlide12
What struggles did the individual face?
What level of acclaim did this person achieve?
What contributions did this persona make to his/her field and why should he/she still be studied?
Describe two-three of his/her works.
What Info do I need?Slide13
#4. Write a philosophy paper
Do a research analysis paper on one philosopher, such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, John Stuart Mill, Rousseau, or Kierkegaard. Summarize the philosopher's main contribution to the history of thought and then focus on one thought or idea of the philosopher to expound. (Choose one essay or an excerpt of sentences from a larger work.) Consider the information that you learned in your class readings, and analyze the influence, significance, and following that your philosopher has obtained. Be sure to include your own thoughts about what your philosopher is saying, especially in relation to the Humanities. Slide14
Choose a philosopher
Wikipedia List of Philosophers by subject area:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philosophersSlide15
What information do you need?
1. Summarize the main contribution to the history of thought and then focus on one thought/idea to expound on
What was the influence of this idea?
Include your own thoughts in relation to the Humanities.Slide16
Adrienne Rich
The 1960s began a period of change in Rich's life: she received the National Institute of Arts and Letters award (1960), her second Guggenheim Fellowship to work at the Netherlands Economic Institute (1961), and the
Bollingen
Foundation grant for the translation of Dutch poetry (1962)
.
In 1963, Rich published her third collection,
Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law
, which was a much more personal work examining her female identity, reflecting the increasing tensions she experienced as a wife and mother in the 1950s, marking a substantial change in Rich's style and subject matter. In her 1982 essay "Split at the Root: An Essay on Jewish Identity", Rich states "The experience of motherhood was eventually to radicalize me." The book met with harsh reviews. She comments, "I was seen as 'bitter' and 'personal'; and to be personal was to be disqualified, and that was very shaking because I'd really gone out on a limb ... I
realized I'd
gotten slapped over the wrist, and I didn't attempt that kind of thing again for a long time
.”
(“Adrienne Rich.” Wikipedia Inc.)Slide17
5. Write about an artist (painter).
Discuss how his or her paintings reflect cultural values and a certain artistic movement. You can search the National Gallery of Art (
http://www.nga.gov
) for examples of paintings to use. Discuss at least two to three works of art by the artist. Include information that you learned in our class readings regarding technique, style, meaning, and influence of the art and the artist. Slide18
What Info do I need?
1. Visual Aspect
2. Contextual Aspect
3. Iconographic Aspect
4. Historical Aspect
5. Your Personal AspectSlide19
Salvador Dali
Dalí
was highly imaginative, and also enjoyed indulging in unusual and grandiose behavior. His eccentric manner and attention-grabbing public actions sometimes drew more attention than his artwork, to the dismay of those who held his work in high esteem, and to the irritation of his critics
.
(“Salvador Dali.” Wikipedia, Inc.)Slide20
Dali’s “Persistence of Memory”Slide21
Paper Requirements
4-5 pages in length, double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font.
Must use a
minimum of 3 sources
from the library data bases—these are found under the “Resources” Tab.
APA format – instructions on APA format are also under the “Resources” tab.
Make sure you add your own “voice” or opinion in your paragraphs.Slide22
Due Dates for the Humanities Paper:
Week 3 – submit Thesis and Outline instead of a “written assignment”
Week 4: Revise thesis and outline based on instructor’s feedback. Continue research and begin writing.
Week 7: Rough Draft is due.
Week 8: Revise and polish final
Week 9: Submit final paper