A key theme of our MMW course is the tension between the realities of modernitysuch as gender, class, and racial inequalityand the ideals of modernity, as expr

A key theme of our MMW course is the tension between the realities of modernity—such as gender, class, and racial inequality—and the ideals of modernity, as expressed in the French Revolutionary motto “liberty, equality, fraternity.” Elaborate on this tension by providing examples from two assigned plays, the Course Reader, and at least one lecture. Your … Read more

Identify the tension between at least two different groups of people that is managed by ideas/practices of exclusion/restriction, status, and/or privilege.

Japanese history 16th century: Paper prompt In this paper you will analyze the tension between at least two groups in cross-cultural contact in order to advance an argument about how they managed that tension in a given geographical or political region at a given period in history; 1200-1750CE). Identify the tension between at least two … Read more