Write a 1000 word essay (the heading and Works Cited do not count toward the 1000 word count) that analyzes one text (a “text” is an image, reading, photo, or print ad) from anywhere. Select one image OR one reading OR one photo OR one print ad, and analyze it in detail. Focus your attention on the most important parts, examine them, connect them to the whole, and use that to increase your reader’s understanding and perspective of the text. You should provide context and background for your text and may discuss other texts that are related to the text you select, but the primary focus of your essay must be one text.
Using one example of Native American art and one example of African art to support your ideas, explore the effects that European contact and colonialism
Using one example of Native American art and one example of African art to support your ideas, explore the effects that European contact and colonialism had on these cultures and their artistic output. Consider this from as many angles as possible. How did European exploration impact the native population and