Artifact from popular culture
Select an artifact from popular culture and critically analyze it through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences.
Select an artifact to analyze through the four general education lenses. Explain the artifact and its relationship to popular culture as well as describe its connection to all four lenses.
Prompt:
Select one example of a popular culture artifact and write a paper that addresses how this artifact fits into the framework of popular culture, and then addresses how each lens influences perceptions and attitudes toward the artifact, popular culture, and society.
The paper should outline each lens’s impact and framing of the artifact.
Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below.
I. Introduction: You will compile a series of critical analyses of your popular culture artifact through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences.
A. Topic: Using the four lenses, explain how your artifact has or has not influenced modern society.
II. Lens Connections: In this section of your assignment, you will describe the connections between your artifact and each of the four general education lenses.
A. What is the connection of your artifact to the lens of the history for determining its impact on various institutions? Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your analysis.
B. What is the connection of your artifact to the lens of the humanities for determining its impact on various institutions? Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your analysis.
C. What is the connection of your artifact to the lens of natural and applied sciences for determining its impact on various institutions? Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your analysis.
D. What is the connection of your artifact to the lens of the social sciences for determining its impact on various institutions? Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your analysis.
