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Architectural Theory and Design
Architecture of Happiness: Why Aesthetic Ideals Change Over Time
Renaissance Art
Leonardo da Vinci: Comparing the Mona Lisa and Last Supper
Baroque Art History
Baroque Self-Portraits: Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and Rosa
Architecture and Urban Design
Oscar Niemeyer's National Congress of Brazil: Architecture and Symbolism
Renaissance Art
Michelangelo's Pietà and Last Judgment: A Comparison
Film Studies
Denzel Washington's Star Power: Remember the Titans Analysis
Documentary Film
Michael Moore's Docudramas vs. Conservative Rebuttals
Film Analysis
The China Syndrome: Nuclear Safety, Media, and Energy Policy
Architecture
UN Headquarters Formal Analysis: Architecture and Design
Film Studies
Blade Runner: Genre Theory, Neo-Noir, and Sci-Fi Analysis
Documentary Film Studies
Geopolitics, Family Separation, and Identity in Documentary Film
Chinese Performing Arts
Peking Opera: Global Influence, Acculturation, and Transnationalism
Photography and Visual Arts
Surrealism in Photography: Newton, Bourdin, and Cartier-Bresson
Documentary Film
Cannibal Tours (1988): Europeans as the Real Strangers
Museum Studies
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar
Art History and Criticism
Iconography to Semiotics: Meaning in Contemporary Art
Film Studies
Dystopian Vision in Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange
Fashion History
Kimono History and Its Influence on Contemporary Fashion Design
Art and Globalization
Globalization, Art, and Cultural Diversity in a Connected World
Film Criticism
Raising Arizona (1987): A Film Comedy Evaluation
Theatre and Performance
Brecht's Influence on Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed
Photography History
Keller's Myth of Art Photography: Commerce and Creativity
European Painting
Neoclassical vs. Romantic Painting: Ingres, Delacroix & More
Film Studies
Double Jeopardy (1999): A Film Analysis of Beresford's Thriller
Architectural Theory
Vitruvius, Le Corbusier, and Loos: Architecture Theories
Baroque Art and Sculpture
Bernini's David as a Symbol of the Baroque and Counter-Reformation
Music Production and Recording
Steve Albini, In Utero, and the Quest for Authentic Sound
Film Analysis
San Andreas (2015): Heroism, Gender Roles, and Disaster Film Tropes
Contemporary Classical Music
Philip Glass: Life, Music, and Minimalist Style
American Art History
Performance Art in 1950s America: A Cultural Shift
Dance and Ballet
New York City Ballet: History and Mission Statement
Northern Renaissance Art
Van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait: Symbolism and Style
Photography and Visual Culture
Walker Evans, Sherrie Levine, and the Politics of Photography
Contemporary and Modern Art
From Medium Specificity to Sites and Systems in Modern Art
Film Studies
Nosferatu (1922): Cinematography, Expressionism & Legacy
Musical Theater
Book of Mormon on Broadway: Satire, Social Commentary, and Musical Theater's Evolution
Art Criticism
John Berger's Ways of Seeing: Gender and the Male Gaze
Visual Art & Painting
David Hockney and the Pop Art Movement: Key Works
Documentary Photography
Gordon Parks' American Gothic: Race, Identity, and Photography
Popular Music and Celebrity
Eminem: Rise, Talent, and the Manufactured Celebrity Debate
Dance and Performance
The Rite of Spring: Foundations of Postmodernism in Art, Music, and Dance
Visual Art Analysis
Picasso's "Girl Before a Mirror": Line, Color, and Shape
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Striding Lion of Babylon: Neo-Babylonian Art Analysis
Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite Painting
Pre-Raphaelite Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Architectural History
Robert Adam: Neoclassical Design and Architecture in 18th-Century England
Documentary Film
The Times of Harvey Milk: Documentary Analysis
Film Studies
Hollywood Westerns: Myth, Stardom, and Show Business
Film Analysis
Marxist Themes and Class Conflict in Divergent