How do these documentaries and stories impact your understanding of American history, urban American history, and the history of hip-hop?

8. Work on Creative Media Reflection Journal 1: Journal 1 is in response to Style Wars and Rubble Kings documentaries. These two documentary films explore different aspects of the origins of Hip-Hop music and culture. Rubble Kings documents the social, political, and economic origins of Hip-Hop’s rise in the Bronx, whereas Style Wars focuses more […]

How can you challenge yourself with this project-What are you hoping to get out of this?

Creative Project 1 Proposal(Discussion Post) Answer the following questions about your project as thoroughly as possible: 1. Idea/ Purpose: What is the topic? Be specific. What is your purpose in making a project about it? What are you teaching/showing/sharing with your audience? What is your argument in regard to “the good life?” How does it […]

What are the functions of the object? Remember, usually there are more considerations to design than simply aesthetics.

Design Appreciation Overview of Assignment Requirements Some say there is currently a revival of the Arts and Crafts movement in our society. This week,select a contemporary design object (examples include products, fashion, crafts, architecture created during the last 20 years), which adheres to the original ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement. Address the following […]

What was occurring in 1913 that might influence Stravinsky, Diaghilev-Nijinsky to produce such an “oppositional” piece of art? Why did Paris audiences riot against it-What emotions does the dance. the music-the costuming evoke?

Week 2 Background: Why is the World War I Era closely connected to innovations in the arts? At the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century (1890-1914), many art forms began to change — significantly. All human creations are an important way to study history. We are accustomed to thinking about history […]