Response Papers

Throughout the term we have had three response papers on topics based on class material and discussion.

Response Paper 1:  Your object of study will be one of the panels from the The Epic of American Civilization mural by José Clemente Orozco, and the panel that you pick should be one which captures your interest and on which you will focus your analysis.

Response Paper 2: Your task in this second response paper is to interrogate the “signs and effects” of a mestizo culture and psychology in relation to a work of art and an example from The Underdogs. In this essay you should present an argument that you will support with two specific examples. One example will be from a work of Mexican art, and the other example will be from Azuela’s work of literature.

Response Paper 3: There is an overriding question that you can explore from a variety of angles in this paper. The central question is: Who authorizes the production of this work (or these works) of public art? Alternatively, some artists circumvent the usual channels of artistic production and produce their art without institutional authorization.

-Prompts provided by Professor Moody via Canvas

Mural Art in México & US