Visual Arts

ART

I. Major Divisions in Art
    i. Perspective: Linear, Atmospheric, and Isometric
        1. Tommaso Masaccio, Tribute Money, c. 1428
        2. Wang Yuanqi, Wangchuan Villa, opening panel,             
        1711
    ii. Line and Color
        1. Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937
        2. Mark Rothko, No. 13 (White, Red on Yellow), 1958
    iii. Figural and Non-Figural Representation
        1. Hans Holbein the Younger, Henry VIII, c. 1536
        2. The Tughra of Süleyman, 16th century
II. Violent Division
        1. The Bayeux Tapestry, selected panels, late 11th century
        2. Artemisia Gentileschi: Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1612
        3. Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas, 1939
        4. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, The Third of May        
            1808
        5. Hannah Höch, Cut with the DADA Kitchen Knife         
            through the Last Weiman Beer-Belly Cultural Epoch in 
            Germany, 1919
        6. Hagia Sophia, 360 AD
III. Non-Violent Division
        1. Alfred Stieglitz, The Steerage, c. 1907
        2. William Hogarth, After the Marriage, c. 1743
        3. Théodore Géricault, Raft of the Medusa, 1819
        4. J.M.W. Turner, The Slave Ship, 1840
        5. Diego Rivera, Man at the Crossroads, 1934
        6. Huang Yan, Mao Zedong Bust, 2006
IV. Monuments and Memorials of War
        1. The Arc de Triomphe (1806-1836)*
        2. Tugu Negara (1966)*
        3. The Motherland Calls (1967)*
        4. Vietnam War Memorial (1982)*
        5. India Gate (1921-31)*

FILM

I. The Motorcycle Diaries in Context
    i. Real Life Context of the Film
        1. The "Real" Che Guevara
        2. The Book vs. The Film
        3. The Film's Reception
II. People and Places
    i. Major Characters
    ii. Minor Characters
    iii. The Journey
III. Themes and Motifs
    i. Illness as Division
    ii. Class Divisions
    iii. Borders as Physical and Symbolic Divisions
    iv. Difference and Change
        1. Ernesto and Alberto
        2. Ernesto: from Passion to Action
    v. Historical and Literary Allusions and Motifs
IV. The Politics of the Film
    i. Indigenous People in Latin America
    i. Communism in Latin America
    ii. Leprosy
 
MUSIC

I. Divisions in Music
    i. Rhythm
        1. Johann Strauss, "The Blue Danube Waltz"
        2. Babtunde Olatunji, "Jin-Go-La-Ba"
    ii. Scales and Modes
        1. "Arirang"
        2. B.B. King, "Three O'Clock Blues"
        3. Arnold Schoenberg, Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor, movement 4
        4. Raga Jog
    iii. Music as Spectacle: Opera and Pop
        1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"
        2. Beijing Opera, sung by Mei Lanfang
        3. Se7en, "Lalala"
        4. M.I.A, "Paper Planes"
II. Music About Division
        1. Joseph Haydn, Missa in Angustiis, Mass no. 9 in D minor
        2. Ludwig von Beethoven, Symphony no. 5
        3. Richard Wagner, "The Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
        4. Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 7, 4th movement
        5. Krzysztof Penderecki, Threnody: To the Victims of Hiroshima
        6. Bob Dylan, "Blowin' in the Wind"
III. National Anthems*
    i. The Soviet Union and the United States*
        1. "L'Internationale" and "The National Anthem of the Soviet Union"*
        2. "The Star Spangled Banner"*
    ii. Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea*
        1 ."Aegukka"*
        2. "Aegugka"*
    iii. Israel and the Palestinian National Authority*
        1. "Hatikva"*
        2. "Biladi"*
    iv. India and Pakistan
        1. "Jana Gana Mana"*
        2. "Quami Tarana"*
    v. China and Taiwan
        1. "March of the Volunteers"*
        2. "San Min Chu I"*

 

 * Directed Research Area