Project Assignment: Paper for Humanities Class
Topic Selection:
Representation of gender, race, ethnicity, or class
Paper instructions.
This part of the final project is the paper that presents your description and analysis of your selected works.
In a 750 to 1200 words essay:
i. Explain the subject you chose and why it's worth exploring in the Humanities
ii. Describe each of your selected examples, including a) information about its creator; b) its historical or cultural context (how it fits into a historical period's or a specific culture's attitudes, events etc. Think about what else was going on in the culture and history when the piece was created); and c) link to the example or an embedded image with a citation in the paper where you write about each example.
iii. Use at least one specific interpretative tool, concept or method from the course to explain each of your selected examples. You should use a different tool, concept or method for each example, so you should use at least three different tools in your paper.
iv. Assess the effectiveness or impact of each representation. In other words, how well did the representation present the subject? How effective was it? What impact did this representation have? What specific elements of the representation lead you to your conclusions?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.