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Art History

This guide is intended to assist undergraduate SJU students conduct research for art history courses

Questions to consider

Gendron, Heather, and Eva Sclippa. “Where Visual and Information Literacies Meet: Redesigning Research Skills Teaching and Assessment for Large Art History Survey Courses.” Art Documentation 33, no. 2 (2014): 327–44. doi:10.1086/678526.

Main topic: The artist(s) or work(s) you are focusing on in your assignment.

WHO

  • Status, roles, power
  • Influenced who?
  • Influenced by

WHAT

  • Movements and styles
  • Materials and methods
  • Uses and utility

WHERE

  • Religion and beliefs
  • Cultural context: refers to the shared values, beliefs, customs, and experiences of a group of people, and how they influence behavior. It can help understand how historical events, scientific discoveries, and technological innovations influenced the creation of art.

WHEN

  • Key events
  • Historical context: the setting or circumstances in which a historical event, idea or object takes place. It includes the social, economic, cultural, and political influences that shape a primary source (such as a work of art).

WHY --  maybe you will figure that out during your research.