Interdisciplinary work

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

· Textbook: Chapter 15

· Lesson

· Minimum of 1 primary source (from artist)

· Minimum of 1 scholarly source

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, select and address one of the following options:

Option 1: Choose a work to discuss from one genre that interprets a work from another genre.

· Include the title, artist, and description of both works.

· Examine how the artist of the second work captured the subject or story of the first.

· Support your point(s) with a statement from the second artist that discusses the influence, reasoning, or interpretation of the original work on the second work.

Click on the following link for examples:

Link: Examples

Option 2: Choose a work that is interdisciplinary (incorporates two or more disciplines), such as Hamilton from our lesson this week.

· Include the title and artist(s).

· Examine the genres that are intermingled to create the work.

· How effective is the blending of genres in the work?

· Why do you think the artist used different disciplines in the work?

· Support your point(s) with a statement from the artist and one from a critic.

Option 3: Choose a work of art from any genre that depicts or tells the story of a real life event from any time period, such as The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Joséphine on December 2, 1804 by Jacques Louis David.

· Include the title and the artist and some background of the event.

· What is the relationship between the work of art and the event?

· Did the artist depict the event accurately?

· Does the artist make changes regarding the event? If so, why do you think the artist made these changes?

· Examine the artist's message in the depiction.

· Support your point(s) with a statement from the artist.

Writing Requirements; 

Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source)

· APA format for in-text citations and list of references