Islam in Africa
Choose one of the following articles or article pairs
Identify the key themes and issues presented by the article(s)
Compose a well-written response addressing the themes and issues the article(s) presents
1. Islam in Africa
Sandy Prita Meier, “Chinese Porcelain and Muslim Port Cities: Mercantile Materiality in
Coastal East Africa” Art History 38 no. 4 (September 2015): 702-717
2. Ancient Greece
Nell Irvin Painter, “The White Beauty Ideal as Science” The History of White People New
York: W. W. Norton, 2011: 59-71
3. Indigenous Art: USA and Australia (COMPARISON)
(a) Agnes T. M. Schreiner, “How Law Manifests Itself in Australian Aboriginal Art”
Erasmus Law Review 6 no 3/4 (December 2013): 167-172
(b) Melanie O’Brien, “Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Heard Museum,
Phoenix, AZ.” Federal Register 8 no 151 (August 6, 2015): 46997-46998
4. Chinese Jade
Susan N. Erickson, “Twirling Their Long Sleeves, They Dance Again and Again…”: Jade
Plaque Sleeve Dancers of the Western Han Dynasty” Ars Orientalis 24 (1994): 39-63