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Art History
Death and the Afterlife in Art Across World Cultures
Art History
Rembrandt van Rijn: Life, Career, and Artistic Legacy
Film Reviews
The Iron Lady (2011): Film Review of Thatcher's Life
Fashion History
Christian Dior's New Look and Soraya's 1951 Wedding Gown
Architecture
Fallingwater: Frank Lloyd Wright's Harmony With Nature
Art History
Neoclassicism vs. Romanticism: David and Turner Compared
Music History
Earliest Origins of Jazz: Africa, Blues, and Ragtime
Gender and Art History
Women's Museums and the Fight for Gender Equality in Art
Art History
Spirituality in Ancient Art: Greece, Rome, and Egypt
Photography
Annie Leibovitz: Career, Style, and Iconic Photography
Art History
Claude Monet's Water Lilies at the Toledo Museum of Art
Film Studies
Visconti's Ludwig: Politics, Decadence, and Identity in Film
Performing Arts
Why Subscribers and Members Are Vital to Live Theater
Landscape Architecture
Shalimar Garden vs. Blithewold: Landscape Design Compared
Film Costume Design
Costume Design in Les Misérables (1998): Characters and Style
Digital and Interactive Media
Video Games as an Artistic Medium: The Scholarly Debate
Chicana/o and Latino Public Art
Chicana/o Art in Los Angeles Public and Private Space
Decorative Arts
Aesthetic Movement Art: Herter, Godwin & American Vases
Film Studies
Punk Aesthetics in Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Pink Flamingos
Film Analysis
Water, Guilt, and Atonement in Joe Wright's 2007 Film
Public Architecture and Memorials
9/11 Memorial Design at the World Trade Center Site
Art History
Realism, Photography, and Impressionism as Art Movements
Art History
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog: Romantic Art Analysis
Modernist Art History
Stieglitz, Duchamp, and Gropius: Modernist Art Analysis
Indian and South Asian Art
Buddhist Stupas, Hindu Temples, Mosques & Mughal Art
Contemporary Art Analysis
Peter Weibel's "Lines of Crimes": Art, Money, and Addiction
Architectural Theory
Phenomenological Architecture: Steven Holl's Linked Hybrid
Film Studies
Ex Machina and the Fears of Artificial Intelligence
Dance and Performance Studies
Dance as a Vehicle for Socio-Political Change
Theater and Drama
Harold Pinter's The Homecoming: Plot and Power Analysis
Dance Studies
Choreography, Dynamics, and Samba as Syncretic Dance
Film Studies
Margin Call (2011): Realism and the Financial Crisis on Film
Music Criticism
How to Evaluate Contemporary Music: Quality and Culture
Native American Art
Post-War Native American Art and Late Modernism
Art Theory and Criticism
Sontag's Theory Applied to Wall, Tapies, and Goldin
Architectural Theory
Positive and Normative Theory in Environmental Design
Film Studies
Boat People (1982): Hong Kong New Wave Cinema Analysis
Italian Art History
Panini's Interior of St. Peter's Basilica: An Analysis
Film Studies
Gender and Sexuality in Saving Face: Culture vs. Heart
Film Studies
The Truman Show as a Postmodern Text: Film Analysis
Music and Society
Political Music Across Generations: From Dylan to MIA
Film Criticism
Noah Cross in Chinatown: Villainy, Power, and Deception
Architecture and Design
Gesamtkunstwerk and Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Total Design
Contemporary Painting
Frank Stella vs. Dana Schutz: Coolness and Passion in Art
Music Performance Analysis
M.I.A. "Paper Planes" Live on Letterman: Performance Analysis
Renaissance Art History
Michelangelo's Pietà: Form, Meaning, and Mastery
Renaissance Art History
Mona Lisa and the Nude Woman: Da Vinci's Iconic Portraits
Classical Music History
Liszt and Wagner: 1856 St. Gallen Concert Program Notes