Assignment 3 - Art of Non-Western Cultures Pre-1400 CE

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Assignment 3 - Art of Non-Western Cultures Pre-1400 CE Worth 30% of final grade Prudent students will select their topic early and begin some preliminary reading throughout the term. Late Submission Policy This assignment is subject to the Late Submission penalty policy, namely 5% per day for three days. This page will close and will not allow further submissions after this Late Submission period has expired. In the event of an emergency preventing you from submitting within this time frame, special permission must be obtained from your instructor. Documentation substantiating emergency is required. In such a circumstance, if the extension is granted, the professor will reopen the submission function for you on an individual basis. Please do not email your submissions to your professor, either before or after the due date; all coursework should be submitted through the online course (Moodle). Description A formal essay, with proper sentence and paragraph structure, bibliography, citation, and research. The essay may contain as many illustrations as are required. Assignment Objectives To allow the student an in-depth examination of the art and/or architecture of a single ancient culture not covered at length by the lesson material. Instructions From the list below, select one culture as your topic. As soon as you have selected one, let your instructor know your choice. There are only two students permitted for any one topic, so first come, first served. Use the Wiki to sign up. List of Ancient Non-Western Cultures: Art of the Americas (North, South or Central) THIS IS THE ONE I CHOSE The area you choose to cover is largely at your discretion, but please contact the professor if you are overwhelmed by the amount of material, or are finding it hard to gather enough material, or just generally feel you need assistance in starting, organizing, or with any other issue. Feel free to narrow down your topic as you see fit. For larger projects it is almost always best to start with a tight focus and expand outwards, rather than try the opposite approach. (For instance, the topic of ‘Ancient Chinese Art’ would seem daunting and might cause one to become overwhelmed, uncertain, and to freeze up. But, if you narrowed it down to ‘Ancient Chinese print making’, you could get started quickly. If you feel your topic doesn’t have enough material (which is almost never the case), then you could add the topic of ‘comparing prints from different Chinese provinces’, etc. In that way, you can expand outwards slowly and as needed. The assignment should be approximately 2000 words, and may contain as many images as are required to visually illustrate and accentuate your argument. Because this course deals with ancient art, you may study any art in your selected country or area from its very earliest beginnings up until approximately 1400 CE (make sure you notice this says CE and not BCE). Depending on the culture (Japan, for instance) you may need to push the date forward a little, but please inform your instructor before you do. Your information should be in proper sentence and paragraph structure, and use APA or MLA style citation.