HUM 100 Week 3 Discussion

HUM 100 Week 3 Discussion | Southern new hampshire university

3-1 Discussion: Cultural Works and Universal Ideas

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When you explore the concept of cultural works, you realize that you use, create, and observe cultural works in your everyday life without thinking much about it. In this discussion, you will analyze a cultural work from your daily life.

First, choose a modern-day cultural work from one of the following categories, one that is different from the one you selected in the Module Two discussion:

1.  A TV show episode, movie, podcast, or song of your choice (for example: the song "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, the movie Get Out, or an episode of the series Game of Thrones)

2.  A painting, photograph, image from a social media post, or another work of art (for example: graffiti by the artist Banksy)

3.  A brand, logo, or mascot (for example: Disney or the Nike "swoosh")

Create one initial post and follow up with at least two response posts.

For your initial post, address the following in a few paragraphs

(include the name of your cultural work in the title of your post):

1.  What universal idea does your cultural work represent?

2.  What does the cultural work say about the culture in which it was created?

3.  Discuss how your own individual assumptions, beliefs, and values might shape your opinions of the cultural work selected.

For your response posts, address the following:

1.  Describe how your peers' posts changed your views, feelings, or opinions.

2.  How do you think the cultural works potentially impacted society's values?

Remember, this assignment is graded on the quality of your initial post and at least two response posts to your classmates. If you refer to any module resources, be sure to include an attribution (or citation) for the resource.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric.