Art Appreciation

Required to read one current scholarly article on the topic of art and global diversity, and write a 500-word critical response. Should be prepared identify, communicate and analyze the following: (1) identify the author’s key argument and approach, and analyze influences and biases; (2) support their claims with informed, historical/critical examples and ideas taken from the article itself, and draw on concepts, terms and approaches learned in class. Should not generalize, use subjective descriptions or make general, unsupported claims.  The reading is Derek Conrad Murray, “Mickalene Thomas: Afro-Kitsch and the Queering of Blackness.”