Stigma as a Devalued Master Status: Living with a Spoiled Identity for a DayBackgroundThe sociologist Harold Garfinkel notes that there is a ritualized, taken-for-granted quality to much of oureveryday social life. The rules that govern much of our interaction and conduct are informal and almostinvisible. Each of us has internalized an understanding of what is […]
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July 19th, 2022 
m6 Critics of recently passed Voter ID laws in various states argue that these measures are designed to limit citizen access to the ballot. However, proponents of these laws argue that such measures prevent fraudulent voting. Furthermore, except in General Elections during Leap Year, in which voters indirectly determine the outcome of presidential contests, […]
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July 19th, 2022 M5 :To what extent is it necessary for a partisan to remain responsible to his or her national party platform? Choose one of the following partisans and, using their own public statements, evaluate their adherence to the principles expressed in his party platform: Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the US House of Representatives) and the […]
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July 19th, 2022 Both Pacita Abad and Shahzia Sikander are international artists with a widely varying body of artworks. In these two pieces, I Thought the Streets Were Paved with Gold and Pleasure Pillars, they address the experience of moving between cultures in very different ways. 1. What do you see in these artworks? How do you, or […]
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July 19th, 2022 this week’s course content by exploring contemporary American artists of diverse ethnic and/or racial heritage. For example, I have been revising the textbook and I have been thinking about adding recent art examples made by Iranian Americans. What other artists can you find and share that address identity, diversity or relevant issues today?
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July 19th, 2022 What types of jobs are available to women in these ads? What does that say about gender stereotypes? Do you find it ironic that only twelve years earlier American businessmen were begging women to work in defense factories? What was the reason for this change of heart? Please be as specific as possible. (I have […]
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July 18th, 2022 Be sure to use quotes whenever you use anything from the book. Use specific examples from the book please. Please do the best.1. How successful has the federal government been in eliminating racism? What has it done? What can it do? What should it do?
war-related art
July 17th, 2022 Find one war related artwork in any medium, prepare a two paragraph long discussion comment of a minimum of 200 words. Include introduction of the artwork or landmark, description of the artwork or landmark, a personal opinion about the artwork and a minimum of one reference needs to include an image of the artwork as […]
Art
July 17th, 2022 What is the role of the artist in society? Are there multiple roles they can play? What contributions can an artist make? What are the benefits and drawbacks of having a planversus play or spontaneitywhen creating a work of art? What might Kentridge mean when he says the seriousness of play is about staying in […]
Intersectionality
July 16th, 2022 In defining intersectionality, Kimberl Crenshaw observes that the compound identity of Black women is used against them, such that their Blackness diminishes their status as women, and their woman-ness diminishes their status as Black people; this intersection of race and sex thus has the effect of erasing their identity as Black women. However, intersectionality in […]
