Category: Assignment

In “The Richard Mutt Case” Marcel Duchamp mounts a defense of his 1917 work Fountain. After outlining that defense, explain what it reveals about Duchamp’s priorities as an artist: what does he value? why is this important?

In “The Richard Mutt Case” Marcel Duchamp mounts a defense of his 1917 work Fountain. After outlining that defense, explain what it reveals about Duchamp’s priorities as an artist: what does he value? why is this important? Finally, how does this text help us better understand the object?

 

Richard Mutt Case: Marcel Duchamp, “The Richard Mutt Case,” in Art in Theory 1900-2000, eds. Charles Harrison and Paul Wood, 252

Question: : Wilson’s postwar novel gives us the characters Tom and Betsy Rath. From the pages you read, how would you describe this pair? What do they value? What do you think they represent? Next, put them in dialogue with a work by or featuring Jackson Pollock from class. How could we discuss the Raths and Pollock in relation to one another? In other words, how do the Raths help us understand the radicality (or lack thereof) of Pollock?

Novel: Sloan Wilson, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1955), 1-30

The aim of these papers is to give you practice in situating works of art in their historical contexts and/or within the larger field of art history. What can the ambitions of an artist—as outlined in an artist statement— or the responses of critics—as articulated in a review—tell us about the priorities or values of a particular historical moment; and then how can we deploy that information in offering our own accounts of what is happening in a week of art? How can we assess the work of scholars who came before us and then position our thought in relation to theirs?

Read the article “Curriculum as Mirrors and Windows” by Emily Style.What were the big ideas in the article?

Read the article “Curriculum as Mirrors and Windows” by Emily Style.
Write reflectively to tell what resonated with you.
What were the big ideas in the article?
What are the implications for teachers, administrators, and the educational system as a whole?

Write a term paper, entitled “Corporate Activism in American Politics.

write a term paper, entitled “Corporate Activism in American Politics” “Corporate Activism,” which is posted on the class D2L CONTENT section. For the term paper, you may not consult or use any other resources (webpages, other articles, etc.). All term papers require students to accurately relate the information about the question asked. These are not opinion essays; they are factual reports. Read the instructions below, but there also will be another file posted to

Explain The Problem with Biden’s Proposed Infrastructure Bill.

 The Problem with Biden’s Proposed Infrastructure Bill

 inform listeners of shortfalls in the bill and rally public support against the Build Back Better Bill.

 The Build Back Better bill not only worsens the current economic stress but also establishes the Biden administration as unempathetic to the public, primarily because of the tax hikes that will result from it.

  1. Too costly

  1. The bill is too expensive for the economy.

  2. The impact of the pandemic is still heavy, and the bill strongly depends on borrowed money.

Transition

  1. Taxation and misplaced priority

  1. The bill necessitates tax raises on Americans, most of whom have lost their jobs or are struggling due to the pandemic.

  2. The Build Back Better Bill provides social welfare safety nets instead of trying to revamp the economy in a more focussed manner.

  3. Because of its broad focus, it is addressing issues that are not important for speedy and sustainable economic recovery.

Transition

  1. A lack of public goodwill.

  1. The bill has received heavy opposition in congress.

  2. Because of its unpopularity in congress, it is strongly opposed in the court of public opinion; passing the bill will be tantamount to acting against public opinion and, therefore, interest.

Transition

Conclusion: There is need for people to speak up against the bill. Despite harsh opposition in congress, the Biden administration is still trying to push the proposal. Public outcry against it will help the administration realize its unpopularity on the ground.