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Arts Study Guides
Architectural Theory and History
Alberti vs. Perrault: Beauty and Order in Architecture
Film History
Melodrama's Historical Impact on American Cinema
Public Sculpture & Memorials
The Miner Statue in Houghton, Michigan: A Visual Analysis
Design Studies
Open-Plan Offices and Design Trends in the 21st Century
Art Criticism
Portraits: Kimmelman's Conversations With Modern Artists
Art History and Criticism
Color and Symbolism in Otto Dix's "The Nun"
Public Art and Urban Culture
How Public Art Generates Identity and Humanizes Cities
Music History and Performance
Scarlatti Sonata K96: Conservative vs. Liberal Interpretations
Film Costume and Design
Costume Design in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Film Analysis
Ron Fricke's Samsara: A Visual Essay on Human Existence
Art History and Painting
Arnolfini Marriage vs. American Gothic: A Design Comparison
Architecture
Le Corbusier: Architecture, Modernism, and Urban Vision
Modern Art History
Tapies, Van Gogh, and Munch: Modern Art Symbolism
Modern and Contemporary Art
Pop Art and High Culture: Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Kruger
Film Studies
Clint Eastwood as Director: Film Analysis and Mise-en-Scène
Contemporary Latin American Art
New Territories Exhibition Review: Latin American Design and Craft
Opera and Music Drama
Mozart's Don Giovanni: Character, Plot, and Musical Drama
Film Studies
A Damsel in Distress (1937): Fred Astaire's Musical Charm
Australian Theatre
Rainbow's End: Aboriginal Identity in Post-Colonial Victoria
Arts Policy and Society
Why Society Should Support the Arts: Benefits and Methods
Film Studies
Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line: Film Analysis
Urban Dance and Performance
Krump Dancing: Origins, Culture, and Meaning
Architecture
Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion: Neo-French Gothic Revival
Renaissance and Baroque Painting
Titian's Equestrian Portrait of Charles V: Art and Faith
Art History and Criticism
Picasso and Lewis: Comparing Musical Abstract Art
Architectural History
Saint Pancras Station and Old Church: Architecture as Moral Statement
Art Publishing and Digital Culture
Art Books in the Digital Age: Aura, Status, and Survival
Film Studies
Cinematographic Techniques in "Isle of Flowers" by Furtado
Baroque Art and Painting
Techniques of Five Baroque Painters: Style and Method
Film Studies
Meshes of the Afternoon: Surrealist Filmmaking by Maya Deren
Popular Music and Cultural Studies
Social Commentary in Rock: The Drifters' "Up on the Roof"
Film Studies
Badlands vs True Romance: Outlaw Couples on the Road
Television Studies
Friends TV Series: Popularity, Critics, and Christian Perspective
Contemporary Painting
New Figuration in Contemporary Painting and Metanoesis
Film Analysis
Cinderella Man (2005): Gender, Genre, and the Great Depression
Music History
Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music: Key Differences
Museum Studies
Progressivist Museums: Louvre, Pitt Rivers & Smithsonian
Film Studies
French New Wave Cinema: Origins, Style, and Global Impact
Musical Theater
Michael Bennett's Choreography: A Chorus Line and Dreamgirls
Art Criticism and Theory
The Ethics of Surrealism: Race, Ethnography, and Black Art
Architecture and Society
Role of Architecture in the Progress of Society
Jazz History
Kansas City After-Hours Jazz Clubs of the 1930s Explained
Art History
Camille Pissarro: Style, Influences, and Impressionism
Soviet and Political Art
Socialist Realism and Politics in Soviet Stalinist Art
Film Studies
Darkness Beneath the Surface: David Lynch as Auteur
Film Studies
Genre as Argument: How Movies Persuade Through Convention
Art History
Witness in Paint: Guernica, Bison, and the Art of Atrocity
Fashion and Design
Haute Couture's Role in Modern High Fashion Today