Critically evaluate sources and choose the most appropriate source types to support an argument.
Distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
Strategically select from a variety of source types to support an argument.
Cite sources correctly.
Organize, analyze, and synthesize information from multiple sources.
Articles:
Förster, T. "Senufo Masking and the Art of Poro." African Arts 26, 1 (1993): 30-41, 101. Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3337107
Glaze, A. "Dialectics of Gender in Senufo Masquerades." African Arts 19, 3 (1986): 30-39, 82. Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3336409
Your analysis should follow an argument based around a thesis statement that responds to the questions provided by the assignment in regards to the above articles. You are required to use at least one additional scholarly source to inform your analysis of the Senufo masquerade and Poro ritual.
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Syllabus Statement: Related to our museum trip to the National Museum of African Art, this paper assignment will require you to analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources to evaluate and discuss the status of the Benin Bronzes in museum collections and the politics of repatriation. You will need to review several news articles, video segments, and other documents about current repatriation debates.
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art - Search for Benin Bronzes
British Museum - Statement on Benin Bronzes
The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage: Toward a new relational ethics - Sarr/Savoy report
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