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Papers On Social & Political Issues In Art
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Art Censorship / Right or Wrong?
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A 5 page examination of the censorship of art. Discusses the rights and wrongs of censorship and the tendency of many people to conform with the opinions of what they perceive as the majority. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Censorar.wps
Censoring Art
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A 5 page paper discussing the problem of censorship in regards to visual art. The main focus of the paper is the problem facing our schools art classrooms , with some mention of other types of censorship evident in the schools. Many parents are arguing that much of the material that is presented in the classroom is objectionable and should be removed from the classroom. Other people have complained about art that has been created by students stating that the art is satanic and disturbing and should not be exhibited. Censorship, in general, is wrong and should be opposed. There should, however, be measures taken to protect those who are offended for not all art is appreciated by everyone. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Artcen.wps
The Progresss of Visual Communication
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a 4 page paper in which the writer examines a painting of each, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael Santi, and shows through their depiction of the human body, the progression of visual communications.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBvisualCom.rtf
Hitler's Degenerate Art Exhibition
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A 6 page paper in which the writer provides an overview of the elements leading up to the German 'Degenerate Art Exhibiton' of 1937, in which the Nazi's displayed and then destroyed the art works of major modernists artists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Degenart.wps
“Art nouveau”
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A five page paper which looks at the importance of the art nouveau movement of the late nineteenth century and some of the other art and design movements, such as the Bauhaus school and New Objectivity which arose out of it.
Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLArtnouv.rtf
“Clockwork Orange” and Presumably Offensive Art
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A 7 page paper which examines
the film “Clockwork Orange” as well as other art forms that are generally considered to be
somewhat offensive. The paper then examines two artists who have been known to shock
viewers. Those artists are the photographic artist Andres Serrano and the performance
artist Gina Pane. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAclock.rtf
“Impressionism and Patronage”
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A five page paper which looks at the extent to which the early impressionists were dependent on the patronage of individuals for the exhibition and preservation of their work, and the necessity for patronage in regard to art which does not have immediate popular appeal in the commercial market.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLimppatron.wps
“Italian and Russian Futurism”
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An eight page paper which considers some of the similarities and differences between the Italian and Russian Futurist movements of the early twentieth century, in terms of their political and artistic aims and the extent to which they influenced other movements in Europe and the development of the avant-garde as a whole.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLfuturism.rtf
“The Castle” : A Messenger
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An 8 page consideration of the comical Australian film “The Castle”. This paper argues that the film is in fact a powerful societal messenger. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPfilmTheCastleMng.rtf
“The Cradle Will Rock”
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This is a 7 page paper which discusses the history and concept of the play "The Cradle Will Rock."
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Filename: JHCrad.rtf
“The Effects of Industrialisation on Art”
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A five page paper which looks at the effect which the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century had upon art, and the ways in which reactions against it such as the Art and Craft movement led to the development of Art Nouveau and the later combination of functional design with aesthetics which was exemplified in the works of such artists as Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLindustart.wps
“The Romantic Movement” by Maurice Cranston
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A 6 page report on “The Romantic Movement” by Maurice Cranston. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAromcr.rtf
"National Geographic": Political Propaganda or Insight into the Exotic and Fascinating?
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A 6 page discussion of the criticism that has been waged by some authors against "National Geographic". Analyzing those criticisms and evaluating them against one specific article in particular this paper concludes that "National Geographic" is not a political publication and it is not intended to be. The publication's "images are formed, selected and controlled, purveyed and read" (as one author has contended) all right but they are presented for the specific purpose of giving us a view of the exotic and the interesting not the political and controversial. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPntlGeo.rtf
"Theatre for Community Conflict and Dialogue"
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A 5 page discussion of the value of improvisational theatre in the educational/community setting. The author of this paper asserts that these techniques, techniques illuminated in Michael Rohd's "Theatre for Community Conflict and Dialogue: The Hope Is Vital Training Manual", can be of tremendous value in integrating school with community. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPartThe.rtf
"Written in Stone" by Sanford Levinson
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A 5 page book review on "Written in Stone"
by Sanford Levinson. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAwrtstn.rtf