Overview

Characteristics and elements of culture are often represented in creative works. We can often identify or find the influences of our cultural identities through our interpretation of a creative piece. As we consider our cultural identities, it is important to find connections within the creative world to foster our identities.

In this assignment, you will interpret how a creative work reflects your cultural identity or a culture you would like to write about.

Directions

For this journal, you will describe how a creative work (Your choice) reflects the characteristics of a culture or subculture you identify with or would like to write about.

Specifically, you must address the following:

1. Describe a 
culture or subculture you identify with or would like to write about.

A. Identify the culture or subculture.

B. Provide details about the culture or subculture.

2. Describe a 
creative work of your choice that reflects the culture or subculture you identify with or a culture/subculture you would like to write about.

A. Who is the creator?

B. What is the title of the work?

C. What is the medium used by the creator?

3. Describe how 
elements of your selected culture or subculture are reflected in the creative work of your choice.

A. What symbols are reflected in the creative work?

B. What values and beliefs are reflected in the creative work?

C. What cultural norms, rituals, and practices are reflected in the creative work?

4. Describe how the 
means of transmission of the creative work affects how you experience the work.

A. What is the means of transmission of the work?

B. How does the way you experience the creative work change based on the means of transmission?

submit your journal as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. No sources are required.