Choose one genre of art (painting, sculpture, dance, music, theater, architecture or film) and write an essay comparing examples of this art form DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD in two different societies

Choose one genre of art (painting, sculpture, dance, music, theater, architecture or film) and write an essay comparing examples of this art form DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD in two different societies – one Western, and one non-Western.

EXAMPLE: A comparison of    Painting from the Romantic era in ENGLAND, and in JAPAN between 1780 and 1850 CE.

In your paper, compare the works and analyze the cultural characteristics (values/beliefs/norms) of each society which are reflected in the artworks you discuss. Be sure to mention the elements & principles as well as you analyze the artworks.

Please type this paper in MLA FORMAT – and cite your sources properly. This paper should be from 3 to 4 pages (1000 words minimum – images do not count toward page count) and should include 2-3 outside research sources (books, articles, academic or professional websites, etc – the works themselves are NOT outside sources, nor are your class materials or notes). Be sure to cite images used as well as quotations and paraphrases. Use credible, scholarly sources, NOT wikipedia, or other such sources.

Review the EXAMPLE Paper that is attached for an idea of what you paper should look like. You may also wish to review the OWL at PURDUE for information on MLA formatting.  

To see how to cite the illustrations of art that you will include in your paper, go to this site: http://libguides.fiu.edu/c.php?g=346459&p=3848701.

Your Paper will be submitted through SafeAssign - and no more than 30% may be taken from source materials (all sources must be properly cited in MLA format). 

IN other words, MOST of your paper should be your own discussion of the artworks, their elements and principles, and how these define characteristics of the artworks that represent the cultures and time periods that produced them. You will of course discuss the differences and similarities between the artworks of the different cultures you have studied, AND what these differences and similarities in the artworks tell us about the ways in which the cultures are similar or different.

Here is an OUTLINE for your paper:

Parag. 1 - Introduction - state clearly what type of art you will look at and the two countries you will compare, as well as the time period you are focusing on.

Parag. 2 - Insert a picture of the WESTERN work of art you will analyze.  Describe it. Analyze it and state what it tells us about the beliefs and values of the culture that produced it.

Parag. 3 -  Insert a picture of the NONWESTERN work of art you will analyze.  Describe it.  Analyze it and state what it tells us about the beliefs and values of the culture that produced it.

Parag. 4 -  COMPARE the two cultures using the conclusions you made above about their beliefs and values from the artworks you analyzed.  What do they have in common?  How are they different?  

Parag. 5 - Conclusion (3-5 sentences)

At the end your LAST PAGE will be the works cited page - it should list your class notes (if you used them in your paper), your images, and 2-3 outside sources in MLA format.  

**REVIEW THE SAMPLE PAPER ATTACHED TO THIS MODULE, AND MAKE SURE YOUR PAPER FOLLOWS THE SAME BASIC OUTLINE AND FORMATTING!!

Research Paper Proposal

Choose one genre of art (painting, sculpture, dance, music, theatre, architecture or film) and write an essay comparing examples of this art form DURING THE SAME ERA in two different societies – one Western, and one non-Western.

EXAMPLE: Painting from the Romantic era in ENGLAND and in JAPAN

In your paper, compare the works and analyze the cultural values/beliefs/norms of each society which are reflected in the artworks you discuss.

Please type this paper in MLA FORMAT – and cite your sources properly. This paper should be from 3 to 5 pages (1000 words minimum – images do not count toward page count) and should include 3-5 outside research sources (books, articles, academic or professional websites, etc – the works themselves are NOT outside sources, nor are your class materials or notes). Be sure to cite images used as well as quotations and paraphrases.

This paper will be due by the last day of Module 9.

COMPLETE THE RESEARCH PAPER PROPOSAL BELOW, then cut and paste into an email and send it to your professor through eCampus:

 I will compare this art form:  ______________________________________________________

                              [choose one: mosaic, painting, sculpture, dance, music, theatre, architecture or film]

 In  ___________­­­­­­­_______________________ and ____________________________________

              Western Country/Culture                                        Non-Western Country/Culture

During the _______________________________________________ Era in the Western World

    [choose one: Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Romantic, Realism, Modernism, Postmodernism]