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Arts Study Guides
Latin American Art and Culture
Modernism and National Identity in Brazil: Cultural Emancipation
Mexican Visual Art
Diego Rivera: Life, Art, and Mexican Identity
Film Analysis
Fair Game (2010): CIA Scandal, Media Power, and Political Truth
Art History and Criticism
Monet's Woman With a Parasol: Impressionist Analysis
Art History
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Post-Impressionism
Architectural History
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel: Beaux Arts Architecture Guide
Classical Music Analysis
Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 545 in C Major: A Structural Analysis
Film Analysis
Field of Dreams (1989): Film Analysis and Themes
Animation History
Max Fleischer Studios: Animation Pioneer and Disney Rival
Architecture
Gothic vs. Romanesque Architecture in the Middle Ages
Modern Art History
Comparing Picasso and Francis Rose Portraits of Gertrude Stein
Film Studies
Prayer and Community in Of Gods and Men (2010)
Architecture
Frank Gehry's Santa Monica House: Deconstructivist Icon
Film Analysis
American Psycho: Identity, Psychosis, and 1980s Excess
Film Analysis
Time, Eternity, and Memory in Malick's The Tree of Life
Medieval Art History
Ebbo Gospels and Book of Kells: A Comparative Analysis
Dance and Choreography
Choreographing Grief: A Dance Piece on Loss and Recovery
Film Analysis
Joker (2019): Literary Analysis of Themes and Characters
Contemporary Visual Art
Mark Bradford's The Corner of Desire and Piety Analyzed
Classical Music
Classical Composers and How Environment Shaped Their Music
Theatre Criticism
Review: The Shakespeare Theatre Company's The Liar
Film Studies
Julien Donkey-Boy: Korine's Radical Film Techniques Analyzed
Film Studies
The Magnificent Seven and the Myth of the American Frontier
Film Studies
Sound, Voice, and Identity in Sorry to Bother You
Film Analysis
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington vs. Matewan: Power and Justice
Art History and Gender
Gender Construction in Velázquez's Rokeby Venus and the Suffragettes
Film Criticism
Patton (1970): Historical Accuracy and Scott's Portrayal
Film Analysis
Rick Blaine and Renault: Altruism and Utilitarianism in Casablanca
Film Studies
Promising Young Woman as a Social Problem Film (2020)
African-American Art
Gwendolyn Knight: Life, Art, and the Harlem Renaissance
Film Studies
Stalingrad (1993) Film Review: War's Human Cost on Screen
Ancient Architecture
Lion Gate vs. Ishtar Gate: Ancient Power Architecture
Film Studies
Eisenstein's Strike (1925): Soviet Montage and Propaganda
Renaissance Art
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel as a Renaissance Auteur Work
Documentary Film
Night and Fog (1956): A Reflection on the Holocaust
Film Review
Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951): Animated Film Review
African American Art History
Aaron Douglas's Harlem Renaissance Mural: Slavery to Reconstruction
Black Theatre and Performance
Black Theatre vs. African-American Theatre: Identity and Expression
Renaissance Art
High Renaissance Art: Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo
Classical Art History
Greek vs. Roman Sculpture: Idealism and Imperial Power
Contemporary Sculpture
Wolfgang Laib's Pollen from Hazelnut: An Art Review
Music Performance & Review
Wind Ensemble Concert Review: Karel Husa's Music for Prague 1968
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Head of the Akkadian Ruler Sargon: Art, Spirit, and Matter
Film Analysis
A Star Is Born (2018): Alcoholism and Mental Health Analysis
Art History and Iconography
Iconographic Analysis of Thorneycroft's Martyrdom of the Great One
Art Criticism
John Berger's "Ways of Seeing": Purpose, Claims, and Rhetoric
Comic Book and Graphic Novel History
Evolution and Impact of Comic Book Art on Society
Film Studies
Dances With Wolves: A Western That Redefines the Genre