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Film Studies
Run Lola Run: Time, Narrative, and Film as Medium
Film Studies
Costume Design Across Three Period Films: A Critical Analysis
Art Criticism
Rauschenberg and Shochat: Art That Challenges Sexual Taboos
Film Analysis
Politics, Religion, and Power in The Passion of the Christ
American Art History
John White Alexander's "The Blue Bowl": A Formal Analysis
Architecture
Gothic Cathedrals: Architecture, Society, and Innovation
Art and Poetry
Woman Before an Aquarium: Matisse's Painting and Hampl's Poem
African-American Visual Art
Faith Ringgold: Art, Quilts, and African-American Identity
Islamic Art and Material Culture
Islamic Art at LACMA: Qur'an Leaves and Ancient Ewer
Film Studies
Mise-en-Scène and Cinematography in Blue Velvet
Renaissance Art History
Cranach's Judgment of Paris: Renaissance Art Analysis
Film Studies
The Matrix Through Freire, Baudrillard, and Gramsci
Architectural History
Medieval to Modern: London's Landmark Architecture Guide
American Art History
Female Artists of the American West: Gilpin and Pelton
Film Analysis
Schindler's List: Film Analysis, Themes, and Significance
Art History
Post-Impressionist Masterpieces: Seurat, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh
Science Fiction Film
Fear and Technology in Blade Runner and The Matrix
Film Studies
Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet: Asian Homosexuality on Film
Art History
Early Byzantine to Gothic Art: A Survey of Key Works
Music and Cultural Commentary
Rage Against the Machine's "Know Your Enemy" and 1992 America
Film Studies
Schindler's List: Scene Analysis of Cinematography and Design
Ancient Art
Comparing Two Ancient Art Objects: Vessel and Mirror
Culinary Arts
Thomas Keller: Innovating Classic Cuisine with Precision
Digital Culture and Media
Digital Revolution, Plagiarism, and the Myth of Creative Genius
Film Studies
Fractured Recall: Memory, Testimony, and Courtroom Consequence
Architecture
Form Follows Function: Sullivan's Guaranty Building Explored
Film Studies
Structural and Thematic Review of Scorsese's The Color of Money
Film Studies
28 Days Later: Bioterrorism and Societal Fear in Film
Film Music and Scoring
Film Scores in Crouching Tiger and Iron Monkey Compared
African American Music History
Negro Spirituals and the Origins of Blues, Ragtime, and Jazz
Renaissance Art History
The Evolution of Beauty in Renaissance Art: Venus Reimagined
Modernist Design and Architecture
Bauhaus Movement: Weimar vs. Dessau Schools Compared
Impressionist Painting
Gardens and Gender in French Impressionism: Morisot and Caillebotte
Architecture
Santiago Calatrava: Architecture, Engineering, and Design Legacy
Film Analysis
Batman's Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities as a Superhero
Art History
Innovation vs. Tradition in Modern and Renaissance Art
Film Studies
Genre as Argument: How Film Categories Shape Meaning
Film Studies
Genres as Arguments: How Film Categories Shape Meaning
Music Theory and Analysis
Schumann's Träumerei: Form, Harmony, and Texture Analysis
Art History
Cimabue vs. Giotto: Medieval vs. Renaissance Madonna
Film Studies
Chestburster Scene Analysis: Ridley Scott's Alien (1979)
Medieval Christian Art
Roettgen Pietà: Suffering, Symbolism, and Medieval Art
Film Studies
Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and McLuhan's Medium as Message
Film Analysis
Symbolism and Themes in Kurosawa's Throne of Blood
Film Analysis
Snatch (2000) Film Analysis: Satire, Casting, and Cinematography
Music Theory
Musical Analysis of Schumann's Träumerei: Form and Harmony
Film Studies
Gifted Hands: Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve Dreams
Film Studies
Oldboy (2003): A Film Analysis of Chan-Wook Park's Masterpiece