answers these questions according to the readings and the film-The Social Dilemma (Orlowski, 2020) on Netflix:
In her article, Gender, Sexuality and Social Media, Alice Marwick argues that:
Social media technologies like Twitter, Foursquare, Facebook and YouTube are spaces and tools that facilitate communication. Rather than presuming these technologies to be gender neutral, scholarship has demonstrated that information technologies can perpetuate norms of masculinity, business and engineering.

Discuss the points she makes in her piece to support this contention.

According to Theresa Senft and Safiya Umoja Noble, how is the concept of mis-interpellation significant in conversations about race in social media?
The film and readings for this week pinpoint many problems with digital media. Identify what you see as the two most significant takeaways from this material.

This paper is for digging deeper into the Topic(qipao(cheongsam) between the era of 1930- 1940)

FOCUS ON ONE POINT TO WRITE.such as : Material (Fabric )/ construction(fix and style )/textile,coloror embroidery??/ etc.


What can you tell me about that garment that enhances my understanding of it?  the paper will require to look at books and articles on that fashion item and they must be scholarly sources.

Do not use Wikipedia as it is not scholarly!!!

The paper only has to be 2 pages (of written text. (A FULL 2 PAGE=2x 22= 44 lines of the main text.) times new roman, size 12

it must follow the correct research paper protocol with footnotes (MLA or Chicago style). The 3rd page must be the bibliography.

MAXIMUM quotes from the reading: no more than 5 lines.

Choose a work of art in the world in which you live, defined in whatever way you prefer, and, in no fewer than 750 words, first carefully describe it so as to identify its thematic content and then situate it within the network of social relations and historical conditions you see giving shape to its meaning. Please attach one or more reproductions of the artwork at the end of your essay. (These reproductions do not count in calculating the length of your completed work, however. Respect the required word count indicated in the first paragraph, above.)

Keep in mind that you are NOT being asked to offer your opinion of the work youve chosen to discuss; youre being asked to reason historically from visual evidence.

Be sure the text you turn in is more than a series of observations but an accomplished paper one that begins with an introductory claim, develops through a series of paragraphs with smooth and logical transitions, and concludes in a fashion that accords both with

A)  Detailed summary of  dance experience (background, lessons, performances, etc.).

B) Then answering these 3 questions below.

1. Why should you be considered for Arts Scholarship?
2. What role should the arts play in a high school education?
3. Who has influenced you in your pursuit of the arts?

Final Installment (50 points): Your paper as a whole, should be a study of your choice musicians life, and their relevance to, and impact on the music world. Any parallels you can make that point to connections your musicians has to social issues from their time, especially those we are still struggling with, would be very important to bring up. Here is how you should build your paper:

Title and Name - Don't forget these! They're important!!
Introduction - The paper should begin with an introduction describing the person you chose, why you chose him/her, and stating your specific thesis (in bold print).

Body of Paper - Use your Installment #2 as a guideline and begin by elaborate on the analysis you have already provided. If you follow that format, and continue to elaborate, you will naturally build the body of your paper. The body of the paper will also consist of background research on the music and culture pertaining to your chosen individual.

Conclusion - T

Imagine that you are an internationally renowned sculptor. Write a proposal for an installation of a public work of art. Discuss your planned works materials, form, site, and meaning. Use terms, techniques, and concepts that youve learned about in your readings. Discuss the messages that you expect the viewers will derive from your proposed work, and explain how this message is best being communicated through sculpture. You must also submit sketches of your proposed work (nothing elaborate, just enough to give an idea of what is going on).

Remember that the purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the unique qualities of sculpture, in particular how we as humans relate differently to it than to works that are made in two dimensions. With that in mind, design a project and provide an explanation that will allow you to speak to those unique qualities of sculpture. You proposal must be at least 500 words. Please remember to keep your image files small

BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY OF THREEINDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCERSInstructions:This assignment asks you to write a biographical essay about three independent film producers. In this case, independent film producers refer to producers who work outside of the Hollywood system, and have made their marks with small, relatively low budget films, e.g., Short Term Twelve, Napoleon Dynamite, Blair Witch Project, Clerks, Paranormal Activities, etc. As weve discussed in class some independent producers often act as directors. You are free to profile these artists as well.You may choose any independent producers you like, however, you may not write about major established Hollywood brand filmmakers such as Spielberg, Scorcese, Cameron, Eastwood, Bigelow, Nolan, etc. Your essay will include biographical portraits about where these artists grew up, their college backgrounds (if applicable,) mentors, film inspirations, earliest films, artistic philosophies and how they secured funding.Please note you are also fr

a response paper is just what it sounds like: what did you think about as you read through the article youve chosen; One way to approach these writing assignments is to think, what do I know now that I didnt know before? or as I was reading through _______, I was struck by how it made me think of _______. Feel free to write these in first person (I thought this ... or I didnt understand that ... ); in fact, first person responses are encouraged!
I expect this writing assignment to take about an hour of good writing; you should proofread the essay for obvious spelling and grammatical errors, and its always best to include the name of the author of your article along with some reference to its title or subject somewhere in an introductory paragraph try to avoid saying things like the author of this article stated that ... and instead write Drexler noted in his essay on the cole des Beaux-Arts that ...
once youre comfortable with your essay, save it as a Word or PDF file and upload

or your midterm writing, I provide three prompts. You must answer all of them. The word count in total should be around 2500 words, and it is up to you to decide how many words you use for each prompt. You are welcome to go over the word count if you feel you need more room to make the points or fill out the descriptions you have in mind. Remember that this is not a research assignment, and you are discouraged from bringing in outside information. The writing should capture your own thoughts, in your own words, in response to the music and the prompts. You may find it useful to review lectures and lecture slides to brush up on specific pieces. Also do not hesitate to reach out to me or to your reader for advice, or to bounce ideas off us.

Prompt 1:

In this writing, I ask you to think through all of the steps that are involved in bringing a musical work to the public. I don't mean the musical process, but rather the production chain as a series of social and technical arra

Third Assignment
Read the interview transcript excerpts I supply of our interview with Barbara T. Smith on October 26 and November 2, 2020.

Choose one question and answer section of 1 -4 pages in length by November 23.
Prepare before November 23: We will be discussing and doing work toward the assignment in class November 23.
Individual appointments November 23-December 3.

Use the following structure:
-Introduction
-Concise 1 or 2-sentence statement of the working idea you are trying to test by editing this question the way you do.
-Which are the techniques you will use to edit your question: choose from the two options listed below.
-The results: Present the supporting observations and evidence of technique in a clearly organized format as a middle section of your document.
-Reflection on results: Write this in no more than two paragraphs.
-Conclusion: Write this in one paragraph.
Interview link in the attach.
If you have any question,