Analysis is an essential skill needed for success in college and in life. An analysis involves first breaking down the information presented in a work into individual pieces and then examining the pieces to better understand the whole.
As you analyze, consider the following questions:
How does this image contain or promote specific values?
How is it representative of wider social assumptions that are reproduced and circulated and/or published, including the scope and method of circulation?
How is the image experienced or interpreted?
How does it contribute to and actively shape cultural ideals and expectations?
How does it support or revise conventional ideas, practices, or expectations?
How does it utilize symbolism to create meaning?
How does it participate in influencing the formation of personal or group identity?
What is its role in society?
How does it adhere to conventions of a larger genre or category? (the “genre” may be action movies, men’s magazines, etc.
In the process of considering these questions, you should do some research to become better informed about possible topics.
After considering these guiding questions, determine which question or questions lead you to develop an insightful and informed interpretation of the significance of the image.
In generating your idea for this essay, identify the elements of the image that best support your central interpretation and write an essay presenting and defending that interpretation.
You must insert the image that you are analyzing into your paper. Refer to the YouTube video in this module for instructions on how to properly insert the image.
The paper should be 6 – 7 pages of text, not including the inserted object, typed in Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced with 1” margins. The Works Cited/Bibliography page is not included in the assigned page length.
MLA style format and documentation must be used for parenthetical citations and a Works Cited page/ Bibliography.
Utilize a minimum of three academically appropriate secondary sources in addition to any primary source/s.