How is the female figure in Eugène Delacroix's Odalisque reduced to being an "object of desire" in this representation?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. She is perceived as a nude rather than naked and therefore not seen as an actual person.
2. Her direct and unemotional gaze toward the viewer sets up the act of viewing as a detached objectified experience.
3. Her figure extended across red fabric and filling the squared bed frame suggests an object displayed in a velvet-lined box.
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Pick three of the following four countries: Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba. How has film production been affected in these countries since the 1970s by political instability? Identify the notable films produced by each country in this period. In what ways do these films balance an appreciation for native cultural and cinematic traditions with a regard for film cultures and industries outside their nations' borders?
What will be an ideal response?
Contact with China was halted during the _____ period
A) ?Heian B) ?Momoya C) ?Edo D) ?Momoyama
Bebop musicians usually presented the head
a. in full-voiced chords, reminiscent of swing arrangements b. simply, using stark unisons or octaves c. only at the end of the tune d. with melodic embellishments, disguising the main tune
The art and culture of the Americas before European contact is called ______.
a. pre-Columbian b. pre-European c. pre-Mesoamerican d. pre-Christian e. pre-Classical