How religion is represented in art.

Semester Paper Rubric: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, left justified, one-inch margins, Chicago Style citation. 20% of final
grade.
Critical Elements Value
Inquiry and
Analysis
Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates understanding of
multiple concepts.
0 – 8
Integration and
Application
Course concepts and terms are correctly applied. 0 – 3
Research Incorporates scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth of
research.
0 – 3
Writing
(Mechanics/Citati
ons)
Organization, grammar and style, and proper citations. 0 – 5
Presentation Presents images with information gathered. 0 – 1
The semester paper will consist of a 4-page paper (4 full pages of text plus a bibliography) on one of the following subjects and how that subject is
represented in art:
– Post-structuralism
– Feminism
– Racism
– Political Activism
– Religion
– The Body
– Food
– if there is another subject we covered this semester that you are especially interested in I am open to approving a topic different than the ones
listed above.
Choose one of the above subjects and speak about how it has been presented in art. Talk about how the subject was used to convey a meaning to
the viewer. Include two artworks as examples of your chosen subject – this can include painting, sculpture, installation, performance art,
architecture, and film. It must include an explanation of what your subject is, and an argument on how your choice of art/architecture/film is
reflects on that subject. The paper is to be cited with footnotes and a bibliography using the Chicago Manual of Style.
* For example, if I were to choose feminism in art I would go into a brief summary of feminism and then choose works by feminist artists such as
Carolee Schneemann and Judy Chicago. I would then go on to describe a work by each artist and explain why it is a feminist work. I would wrap
everything up with a conclusion.
Please submit your proposed topic to me by Feb 14 – this is so I can be sure you are on the right track.
The paper is due on April 17 – there is plenty of time for you to prepare and write this paper and I am not going to accept late papers – NO
EXCEPTIONS. Upload your paper in Unit 12 on eLearning.
You may use your textbook but must also cite from at least TWO other sources. Online sources must be academically accepted sources such as a
museum website or our library’s online databases. Generally anything .org or .edu is acceptable. Newspaper articles from the NY Times and other
reliable news sources are also acceptable. If you are not sure about a website please ask me and I will let you know whether or not it is acceptable.
Wikipedia IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!! If anyone cites Wikipedia I will be taking a large number of points off of their paper. Although I have said this
many times to my classes someone inevitably cites Wikipedia anyway – please don’t be that person 🙂
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask – I check my email everyday. I will also review a rough copy of your paper if you hand it in
more than 2 weeks early, and send it back to you with my suggestions. Then you can clean it up and hand in the final copy on the due date – I really
suggest you take advantage of this for the benefit of your grade.
GUIDE QUESTIONS – guide to help you set up your paper
I. Craft an introduction that gives your reader the WHAT and the WHY.
a) Your introduction will include information about your chosen subject, what led up to it, the works of art you chose and the artists who created
them. Indicating as fully as possible the following:
i. Identify the name of the artists and titles of the works of art you have selected.
ii. Identify the location and origin of the selected works of art you have chosen to analyze.
b) Why? Defend your chosen topic by explaining why the pieces you chose relate to your subject.
II. Include a brief background and analysis of the works.
In the body of your paper, as you speak about the artworks be sure to cover:
a) How does this work relate to its style movement and historical context?
b) How does the piece express the visual and thematic features of its style period?
c) Support your ideas with your objective observations on the work and what it reveals about the style movement and time period in which it was
created.
IV. Include a brief reflection on your study of the humanities through your analysis.
a) How does your analysis reflect your own study of the humanities? What did you learn about yourself, other cultures, and other time periods
through the study of these artistic artifacts?
b) How can the study of visual art, music, architecture, and other art forms help you in your own professional field or in your personal life? What is
the value of humanities to you? Sign off with a strong conclusion.
Use your conclusion to revisit what you have illustrated throughout your paper about the significance of your analysis and make a strong statement
that emphasizes your main thesis and sums up your response.
TIPS:
Titles of artworks are put in italics.
You should spell words out in academic papers. Stay away from contractions.
MAKE SURE TO CITE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE OR DERIVED FROM YOUR OWN ORIGINAL, DIRECT RESEARCH.
Here are some links that should help you if you are having trouble:
http://writingaboutart.org/pages/iconographicanalysis.html
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/1/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/
http://www.citationmachine.net/chicago/cite-a-book

Chicago Manual of Style:
Art History papers use the Chicago Manual of Style to cite information. Here are examples:
Bibliography examples: Bibliographies are always in alphabetical order.
Marter, Joan. Off Limits: Rutgers University and the Avant-Garde, 1957-1963. New
Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1999.
Silberman, Robert. “In the Spirit of Fluxus, Minneapolis” The Burlington Magazine, Vol.
135., No. 1083, (June 1993), www.jstor.org.
Cited footnotes examples:
1
Joan Marter, Off Limits: Rutgers University and the Avant-Garde, 1957-1963, (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1999), 1.
1
RoseLee Goldberg, “Performance – Art for All?” Art Journal, Vol. 40, No. ½, Autumn- Winter 1980, 376. www.jstor.org/stable/776603. (accessed
July 10, 2008).
Plagiarism:
Please review the following link on plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and you will receive a zero as a grade for any plagiarized
work.
http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR PROMOTIONAL DISCOUNT DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE AND GET A DISCOUNT FOR YOUR PAPER NOW!