Article/Podcast/Website Analysis   Grade: 15%               Due: In-class  November 12

Length: 5-6 pages

You must select an academic article or a website or a video-or podcast that you feel provides an excellent model for communication about a historical work of art. Please briefly describe and then analyze the elements of your model: what kinds of things does this example do well, and how does it do them? Remember to use specific details to support your discussion. Why do you think this model is inspiring – and how do you think it can help you to become better at communicating your ideas about artworks?

In-Class Presentations/Podcast                  

Grade: 20%   Due: In-class, Week 12 and 13 (November 19 and 26) Length: 30 minutes plus discussion time

This presentation include material for a podcast.  This exercise offers you the opportunity to introduce your artwork, to discuss the current state of research, to explain your own work to this point, and to consider the issues and ideas that you are exploring with a sympathetic audience. This presentation should be based on work-in-progress: we do not expect you to have firm conclusions or completed thoughts, but rather to share what you have found to date, to raise questions that are challenging you and to help you organize your material and ideas in preparation for the final assignment.