2008-2010 Honors Study Topic: The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences
Glory
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Mar 30th, 2006 • Category: Discussion Grid: Humanities
- By what measures do we evaluate the greatness of a work of art?
- In what ways have control of the arts been used to acquire and maintain power?
- Why does film and television stardom offer celebrities opportunities to access personal and political power?
- To what extent has architecture been used to signify the glory of civilizations?
- Which is more powerful in the contemporary world, words or images?
- In what ways have physical representations of beauty changed over time?
- To what extent can works of art be both famous and infamous? What effect does that fame or infamy have on the artist’s power?
- What characteristics determine the long-term mass appeal or decline in popularity of a piece of music?
