16 Jan Perspectives in the Humanities

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HUM-100-R3070 Perspectives in the Humanities 22EW3(MELISSA)Overview

For this assignment, which supports your final project, you should place yourself in the role of a researcher of human cultures, an anthropologist who is looking from the future back into our world today. You are asked to conduct a thorough analysis of today’s culture via a cultural work, seeking to understand how it represents culture and how it reflects its cultural environment. The work you select here will be used for your analysis in the project. Aside from selecting a work for your project, you will also look to evaluate cultural works of cultures unknown to you.

Prompt

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Select a cultural work from the world around you, one with cultural or historical interest, and briefly describe it in your submission. This cultural work should meet the following conditions:

It can take any form and be from any physical modality (visual, aural, tactile, and so on).

It should be a form of expression that you might encounter any day, which intrigues you and makes you want to know more about it.

It must be a specific work; for example, instead of choosing the American flag, you might elect to analyze the flag at the capitol building in Washington, DC.

It should be artificial in nature, with aesthetic design elements.

After choosing a cultural work to evaluate, answer the following questions:

What characteristics or elements of the work stand out to you?

What do you think the creator intended to express?

Were they successful?

Next, select a cultural work that meets the conditions above but is from a culture unfamiliar to you. Reflect on the value or meaning of studying cultural works from different cultures.

Evaluate the impact of diversity in the study of the humanities by considering the following:

How does looking through the lens of the humanities affect your understanding of diverse cultural works and the reasons for their creation?

How could learning more about cultural works from other cultures equip you with skills or new perspectives for experiences in your life (work, community, family, and so on)?

Guidelines for Submission

Your submission should be a Word document, one to two pages in length, with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. One source is required. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

Module Two Project Proposal Rubric

Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Select a Cultural Work Selects a cultural work from a familiar culture Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more detail in selecting a work belonging to the humanities Does not attempt criterion 22.5

Answer Questions Posed Answers questions exploring the characteristics of the object selected and the human need to express Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more detail regarding characteristics of the object selected and the human need to express Does not attempt criterion 22.5

Select a Cultural Work From a Different Culture Selects a cultural work from an unfamiliar culture Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more detail in selecting a cultural work from an unfamiliar culture Does not attempt criterion 22.5

Evaluate the Impact of Diversity in the Humanities Evaluates the impact of diversity in the study of the humanities Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more detail in exploring the relationship between diversity and the study of the humanities Does not attempt criterion 22.5

Articulation of Response Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas 10

Total: 100%