Week 7: Term PaperCourse Objective(s):CO-7: Demonstrate the ability to locate and incorporate art historical research sources in a scholarly paper.C0-8: Examine an artist’s biography and artistic production.Description:Your 6-page term paper is due at the end of Week 7.
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| Week 7: Term PaperCourse Objective(s):CO-7: Demonstrate the ability to locate and incorporate art historical research sources in a scholarly paper.C0-8: Examine an artist’s biography and artistic production.Description:Your 6-page term paper is due at the end of Week 7. Choose one artist or architect that is included in any week of our course lessons, readings, or other areas. In this paper, discuss the artist’s style, information about the time period or art movement, philosophy, and two artworks by the artist that are related eough to form a thesis. Your paper should include:An introduction in which you let the reader know the purpose and scope of the paper, fully identifying the artist and artworks you are discussingA thesis, located at the end of the introduction in which you make a statement about the two artworks and the artist1.5-page introduction to the artist’s style and context of their culture, time period, and art movement. Choose information that helps us better understand the artwork. Limit information to what helps us understand the specific works you’ve chosen. When providing biographical information, focus on any major ideas or trends during the time that may have influenced the artwork. A description, formal analysis, and interpretation of each of 2 works of art/architecture by that artist (2 pages each). (Refer to the description, analysis, and interpretation sections of “Writing an Art Critique” and use terms from “Formal Analysis“). Note, that unlike your museum paper, you are incorporating more research into your interpretation. A half-page comparison of the two artworks, highlighting the most important similarities and differences in terms of style, formal qualities, and meaning A short conclusion that addresses your thesis statement and explains why you chose the artist or architectReferences section that includes at least 6 reliable sources, at least two of which should be peer-reviewed and from scholarly journals or books (see JSTOR below)It is best to choose an artist we have studied in the class. If you’d like to choose another artist or architect, please email the instructor by the end of Week 5 for permission. Do not choose artwork that you have already written or was discussed by you or other students in the discussion forums. For research sources, see if the museum or institution that owns the work of art has a website, or if it’s a building, if it is a UNESCO heritage site. Other reliable sources include Smarthistory and the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. For scholarly, peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, visit the APUS online library, look at the course guides, and optionally use the “Ask the Librarian” resource. A recommended library database is JSTOR. Wikipedia should not be relied upon or cited. Summarize research information in your own words and include your sources at the end of your paper and include in-text citation. Your papers will be reviewed for plagiarism. Here is a summary of what you will submit:An introductory paragraph with thesis statementA 1.5-page discussion of the style, historical and cultural context and period or art movementA 2-page description, formal analysis, and interpretation of the first work of artA 2-page description, formal analysis, and interpretation for the second work of artA .5-page comparison in which you note the most relevant similarities and differences in style, formal qualities, content, meaningIn a concluding paragraph, that addresses your thesis and explains why you chose this artist or architectA “Works Cited” or “References” list with 6 reference sources. 2 sources should be peer-review from scholarly journals or books.Format using the citation style of your choosing — APA or MLA — with double spacing. (Arial 10 or Times-New Roman 12), including in-text citationSubmit your paper as a Word documentInclude images of the artworkThe paper should be contained in one document file. This is a formal research paper, written in the third person, but please end with why you chose this artist. |
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