Select one work from the exhibition and write a short (2-3 pages/ 12 point font/ double spaced) visual analysis of the work. The goal of this assignment is to interpret the meaning of the work through a thorough visual analysis that pays attention to broader issues of surrounding cultural context. Early on in the paper, you should introduce a broad claim about the work’s meaning that will […]

 Students will write TWO essays from the list below for the midterm exam. Students can choose any two essay topics and will write two, separate essays. Each essay is worth 40 points. I expect that you will reference any and all sources available to you to answer the following questions; however, the work and arguments you produce should BE YOUR OWN! You should plan to […]

  Write an essay about the history of the criminalization of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Your essay should include a discussion of the 1921 and 1924 Immigration Acts that Mae Ngai writes about in “The Strange Career”; why and when ICE was created, how and why Trump “radicalized” it (Franklin Foer); and how it operates today, including 287G, for-profit detention centers, and refugee policy […]

For  this assignment, you must read the newspaper clipping, “A California  Newspaper Condemns Violence Against Mexicans” and answer the  Questionnaire Document, producing also a 1-2-page essay in where you discuss  the types of oppression that Mexican Americans were subjected to  leading up to the American Civil War. For the questionnaire portion,  answer the questions in full and complete sentences.  For the essay  portion, summarize in […]

How should we assess U.S. presidents during the early republic era?  George Washington owned hundreds of slaves, as did Thomas Jefferson.  In fact, five of the first seven presidents owned slaves.  Thomas Jefferson had sexual relations with his fourteen-year old enslaved girl, Sally Hemings, when he was a forty-four-year old man and fathered several children by her.  Andrew Jackson ignored the Supreme Court and forcibly […]

The European occupation of colonies across the globe required a sense of Christian duty and capitalist ambition. There was also a sense of racist disregard for local cultures. It is not a story of villains and heroes, but one of millions of people seeking security for themselves and sometimes relying on great violence and exploitation. The nuances are quite complex. This week, let’s consider these […]

 Critically discuss the ways in which ideas of Black inferiority and the place of Black people in the U.S. and the Diaspora are represented through negative ideas about Black culture; i.e. families, parental responsibility, poverty, sexuality, childbearing, and criminality/incarceration. Use as a basis of your discussion specific representations (i.e. narratives, arguments, presentations of data, etc.) of African American culture found in the work of D.P. […]

Diego Rivera depicted the Day of the Dead in his fresco of the same name, Dia de Muertos (Fig. 8.25). The Day of the Dead has roots in Mexico and in Latin American countries and is celebrated November 1 and 2 (All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day), mixing Christian and Aztec beliefs. It is a celebratory and festive event, honoring dead ancestors. Look at […]

Read sources on abolition and anti-slavery (from Proquest–the link is in the Course Materials tab) and  compose a 4-5 page (double-spaced) analysis of the text. In your paper  you should: identify the author and the context (time, place) where they  lived and the circumstances of their life, explain the major details of  the sections read/covered, explain what insights related to their  identity they offer. How did either […]

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