Give Voice to the Zong Massacre and the Slave Trade’s Middle Passage
J.M.W. Turner’s The Slave Ship sets the stage for an inquiry study that uses slave narratives and ekphrastic poetry to give voice to the Zong massacre and… Read More
Analyze How Folklore and Historical Accounts Shape National Identity
Grant Wood’s Parson Weems’ Fable sets the stage for an inquiry study that analyzes how historical accounts and folklore promote shared American values and shape national identity…. Read More
Explore Moral Responses to Righteous Causes and Fanaticism
John Steuart Curry’s unconventional portrait of the controversial abolitionist John Brown sets the stage for an inquiry study that explores moral responses to righteous causes and fanaticism…. Read More
Recognize the Value of Wildlife Conservation and National Parks
Albert Bierstadt’s The Last of the Buffalo sets the stage for an inquiry study that explores the need for wildlife conservation and the value of national parks…. Read More
Humanize the Perils of Jim Crow and Institutional Racism
Ben Shahn’s Allegory sets the stage for an inquiry study that explores the far-reaching consequences of Jim Crow laws and housing segregation in the mid 1900s. Before… Read More
Examine the Morality of Sports Fans and Male Identity
George Bellows’ Stag at Sharkey’s sets the stage for an inquiry study that explores prizefighting and male identity in turn-of-the-century United States. Before launching an inquiry study… Read More
Research the Harrowing Existence of Grand Banks Fishermen
Winslow Homer’s The Fog Warning sets the stage for an inquiry study that explores the harrowing existence of fishermen off the Grand Banks and teaches historical fiction… Read More
Experience Migrants’ Hopes and Hurdles
Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series sets the stage for an inquiry study that explores migrants’ hopes and hurdles. Before launching an inquiry study it is important to have… Read More