Jan Van Eyck

paper assignment for this class is an examination of a particular artist’s self-portraits, self-portraits from a specific period, or a topic of your choosing building upon your coursework outside the discipline of art history.

The final paper ought to be approximately 18-20 pages in length. The paper should demonstrate a methodological awareness and an ability to engage critically with art historical scholarship. It is expected that you are confident when doing research and will include at least six sources from professional art historical and/or critical sources, the artists themselves, or relevant sources. Wikipedia is not a professional source, but its references can lead you to some professionally accepted sources.

As a Core Capstone assignment, this paper must address all of the following objectives:

Incorporate one or more theories of ethics as a moral way to negotiate one’s sense of identity and the accurate depiction of one’s identity, social and political status, and the roles ascribed to them throughout history.
Determine the use of one or more theories of justice concerning the use of self-portraits within the confines of socially-contrived entities, such as workshops and religious groups and the use of self-portraits for self-promotion and economic gain.
Demonstrate the ways in which the artworks you discuss impact your knowledge of the social realities shaped by actions, policies, and practices regarding multiple intersecting identities in human lives (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, (dis)ability, class, etc.) associated with peoples outside North and Central America and/or groups within North and Central America

You are required to do research for this paper, and you MUST CITE ANY SOURCES of information other than “general knowledge.” Use the Modern Languages Association as a citation guide. Internet sources may be used, but they are NOT sources of general knowledge.