Research and write a 1500 word essay on a focused topic (modernism) of interest to you from the learning content presented throughout the course. This may be for example an object, a building, an interior space, a poster series, or a well-known designer, bringing new material from your research to develop and support your arguments. Appropriate academic research is required, including a minimum of 10 referenced academic resources (journals papers, academic texts etc.) that reflect upon the key theories. The essay must also include select images relating to your topic, appropriately captioned and referenced. The essay should demonstrate your critical ability to defend a position on history, and how the selected topic has impacted upon local and global history and design today. Overall, your essay should answer the question: what are the positive influences and negative ramifications of the research topic on design, societies, cultures and the environment? What could be its alternatives, given our current knowledge of environmental destruction and social conflict?
