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Contemporary Asian Art
Contemporary Art in the Asia-Pacific Region: Trends & Artists
Art History
Oath of the Horatii: Neoclassical Art, Politics & Sacrifice
Chinese Art History
Confucian Values in Chinese Scroll Painting Traditions
Fashion and Design
Spring 2017 Fashion Trends: Simplicity, Nature & Comfort
Religious Art and Architecture
Buddhist vs. Hindu Religious Ideals in Art and Architecture
Native American Art History
Woolaroc Gallery and the Colonial Gaze on Native Americans
Classical Music
A Mozart Thanksgiving: Live Concert Review at Jones Hall
Renaissance Art
Leonardo's Last Supper: Composition, Style, and Symbolism
Baroque and Renaissance Painting
Valentin de Boulogne at the Met: Beyond Caravaggio
Film Studies
Ethics, Hypocrisy, and Transformation in Jerry Maguire
Medieval Art History
Mendicant Orders and Christian Art of the 13th–14th Centuries
Renaissance Architecture
Brunelleschi's Renaissance Architecture and Lasting Legacy
Architectural Theory and Design
Architecture of Happiness: Why Aesthetic Ideals Change Over Time
Architecture
Carlo Scarpa's Castelvecchio: Old and New Architecture
Renaissance Art
Leonardo da Vinci: Comparing the Mona Lisa and Last Supper
Jazz Music
Mingus Big Band "Moanin'" Analysis: Complexity in Big Band Jazz
Film Analysis
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Love, Memory, and Modern Relationships
Music Analysis
Schubert's "An die Musik": A Song Analysis
Renaissance Painting
Masaccio, Fra Angelico, and Filippino Lippi: Renaissance Art
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
Music History
Nor-Tec and the Evolution of Tijuana's Music Traditions
Film Studies
Denzel Washington's Star Power: Remember the Titans Analysis
British Drama and Theatre
Kitchen Sink Realism in 1950s–60s British Culture
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, and Identity in Dear Pyongyang and History and Memory
Documentary Film Studies
Geopolitics, Family Separation, and Identity in Documentary Film
Music and Political Protest
Music and the Gezi Park Protests in Turkey (2013)
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
Medieval Art History
Madonna and Child by the Master of St. Cecilia Analysis
Fashion History
Kimono History and Its Influence on Contemporary Fashion Design
Visual Art Analysis
Gray's The Greek Lovers: Design Elements in Oil Painting
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
Film Studies
Sunset Boulevard and the Hollywood Culture Industry
European Painting
Neoclassical vs. Romantic Painting: Ingres, Delacroix & More
Film Studies
Double Jeopardy (1999): A Film Analysis of Beresford's Thriller