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Architectural Theory
Vitruvius, Le Corbusier, and Loos: Architecture Theories
Film Analysis
Leadership Theories in the Film Glory (1989)
Baroque Art and Sculpture
Bernini's David as a Symbol of the Baroque and Counter-Reformation
Film Analysis
Gender, Power, and Rape in Twelve Years a Slave
Music Production and Recording
Steve Albini, In Utero, and the Quest for Authentic Sound
Border and Political Art
Art on the US–Mexico Border: Cultural and Political Expression
Film Analysis
San Andreas (2015): Heroism, Gender Roles, and Disaster Film Tropes
American Art History
Art as a Mirror of American Society Since the Gilded Age
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
Border and Regional Art
Art and Artists of the San Diego–Tijuana Border Region
Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie and Usonian Architectural Styles
Northern Renaissance Art
Van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait: Symbolism and Style
Graphic Design
Women Pioneers in Graphic Design: Paula Scher and Beyond
American Modern Art
Marsden Hartley and the Rise of American Abstraction
Photography and Visual Culture
Walker Evans, Sherrie Levine, and the Politics of Photography
Music and Society
Music as the Universal Language: Influence and Power
Film Analysis
Hitchcock's Psycho: Suspense Techniques in Three Key Scenes
Culinary Arts
Hollandaise Sauce: History, Uses, and Culinary Technique
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 History
Post-War Art: Aesthetic Strategies and Cultural Shifts
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
Art History and Criticism
Rembrandt's Aristotle with a Bust of Homer: A Visual Analysis
Documentary Photography
Gordon Parks' American Gothic: Race, Identity, and Photography
Popular Music and Celebrity
Eminem: Rise, Talent, and the Manufactured Celebrity Debate
Performance and Theatre Arts
Freeing the Natural Voice: Linklater's Approach to Vocal Expression
Dance and Performance
The Rite of Spring: Foundations of Postmodernism in Art, Music, and Dance
Music Performance
Live Jazz Review: Aaron Parks Trio at the Mezzrow
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
Tibetan and Buddhist Art
Green Tara Thangka Paintings: A Comparative Analysis
Film Theory
Deleuze and Eisenstein on Cinema, Montage, and Time
Music Criticism
Beyoncé's "Formation" Lyrics: A Feminist Anthem Analyzed
Architectural History
Robert Adam: Neoclassical Design and Architecture in 18th-Century England
Documentary Film
Super Size Me: Fast Food, Media, and Food Movements
Documentary Film
The Times of Harvey Milk: Documentary Analysis
Film Studies
Hollywood Westerns: Myth, Stardom, and Show Business
Opera Studies
Female Appearance, Opera Fandom, and Composer–Singer Tensions
Roman Art and Antiquity
Initiation Rites of Bacchus: Villa of the Mysteries Mural
Film Analysis
Marxist Themes and Class Conflict in Divergent
Film Studies
This Is Where I Leave You: Family, Grief, and Identity
Film Studies
Mise-en-Scène in Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Matrix
Film Analysis
Schindler's List: Humanity, Choice, and Moral Duality