the prompt Lynn Hunt argues that cultural artifacts not only
represent the human condition; they create new ways to be human and
teach us how to be that way. In this essay, youll apply Hunts
concepts to a cultural artifact of your choosing (pending my
approval) in order to develop an original interpretation: What new
way of being human does your chosen artifact teach its users? And
specifically how does it teach that lesson to them?
audience Imagine that youre submitting this essay to journal of
undergraduate writing. The editors are an art historian, a
philosopher, and a literary critic. Theyre broadly familiar with
the philosophy of human rights, but they havent read Lynn Hunts
work, so theyre not familiar with her arguments. And although its
possible that one of them is somewhat familiar with the cultural
artifact youve chosen to analyze, the other two are not.
format You are to format your essay in MLA style (including a
Works Cited page). See the Formatting your work tab on the
blog.
due dates Youll write this essay in stages over a period of
several class meetings. A summary of Hunt is to be shared with me
([email protected]) on Google Drive by the start of class
Thursday, 3/26. A draft of a thesis paragraph is due on Tuesday,
3/31. A draft of the body of your paper is due on Thursday, 4/2.
And a revised draft of the complete essay is due on Tuesday, 4/7.
(Your final draft is due at noon on Friday, June 5.)
Be sure to follow the instructions on the Sharing your work tab
on our blog.
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