1. How do we consider the medium of stained glass today? landscape gardening? How were they regarded in the 17th and 18th centuries?
2. In 17th century France, what symbolized the power of the king?

3. In Japan , what does the Zen garden symbolize?

4. What values guide the Zen tea ceremony?

5. How is Shintoism reflected in Japanese art?

6. Why are large boulders sometimes moved into gardens, or even skyscrapers, in China?

7. Why do Chinese gardens typically include buildings?

8. How did reports from the Far East affect ideas about gardens in Europe? 

9. Give two examples of how culture travels.

10. Why did John Dewey believe that art is the best possible window into another culture?

11. Did Dewey believe in studying external facts about geography, religion, history, to have an aesthetic experience?

12. How are Dewey's ideas about esthetic quality similar to modernist ideas?

13. How does Dewey define art?

14. Does the author, Freeland, agree with Dewey's definition? How would she alter it?  What example does she give?

In search of the primitive, exotic, and authentic

 

15. What is cultural appropriation and how can it happen?

16. Does printmaking have a long tradition in Inuit art (Northern Canada)? How did its current use come about? Why is this new medium more marketable for the Inuit?

17. Why have some Peublo Indian communities closed ceremonies to the public?

Cultures in conjunction

18. What were some of the cultural influences of the Ancient Greeks?

19. What were some of the cultural influences of Japanese Zen?

20. Who was influenced by Chinese porcelain?

21. Who was influenced by Japanese watercolours?

Primitive art in pristine spaces

22. What was the nature of the criticism of the 'Primitivism' and Modern Art exhibition help at MoMA in 1984?

23. What did the exhibition 'Les Magiciens de la Terre' in 1989at the Pompidou Centre for Modern Art do differently from the MoMA exhibition in 1984.

Turning to anthropology

25. How does Anderson define art?  What is one problem or difficulty with this definition?

26. How have some anthropologists influenced the art production of the cultures they study? Give examples from the text.

27. Why have the Huichol Indians started to incorporate new symbols into their traditional artworks?

28. What are some of the difficult decisions that young Native American artists face today?

 

Postcolonial politics and diasporic hybrids

 

29. What does diaspora mean?
30. What role does art play for immigrants who are forced (or choose) to move around?

31.  What types of issues did many artists, with mixed cultural backgrounds, in the 80's explore? 

Conclusion