Discussion: Applied Sciences Assignment
Answer the following questions:
- This assignment will be one of several throughout the Ph.D. program that we use to help you prepare for the dissertation process. One of the core competencies necessary to succeed in a doctoral program is the ability to identify other research that pertains to your own. This means you’ll have to identify related research, read the papers, and assimilate prior work into your research. An annotated bibliography helps you develop and hone these research skills
- During this period, the Impressionists became very interested in Japanese art. Among those who collected Japanese prints were Monet, Degas, and Cassatt. Examine the works of Cassatt for influences of Japanese prints and describe these influences. Good examples to look at are The Letter and The Bath
- Research the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, for which the Eiffel Tower was built. What do you think was the motivation for the exposition? Did the exposition have any affect on the famous artists, musicians, or writers studied in this chapter? If so, describe
- Report on Pointillism and explain its use in A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte (fig. 21.21) by Georges Seurat. How does it differ from the artists who came before Seurat and from those who were his contemporaries.
- Investigate Expressionism in music during the early decades of the 20th century. Describe its ties to the visual arts and how composers used it in their compositions.
