Critical Analysis Portfolio: For the first part of the project, you will compile a series of critical analyses of a single popular culture artifact through the
four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences.
A. Introduction: In this section of your portfolio, you will describe your artifact and explain how it relates to popular culture.
i. Explain why your artifact is a piece of popular culture? Describe what it is about your artifact that tells you it is a product of popular
culture’s mediation. Using the four lenses, explain how your artifact has or has not influenced modern society
- Lens Analysis: In this section of your portfolio, you will analyze your popular culture artifact through each of the four general education lenses.
- Analyze your artifact through the lens of history for determining its impact on various institutions. Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your analysis.
- Analyze your artifact through the lens of humanities for determining its impact on various institutions. Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your analysis.
- Analyze your artifact through the lens of the natural and applied sciences for determining impact on various institutions. Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your analysis.
- Analyze your artifact through the lens of the social sciences for determining impact on various institutions. Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your analysis.
- Conclusion: In this section of your portfolio, you will explore what is gained by studying popular culture and analyzing your artifact through each of the four general education lenses.
- Explain how integrating the four lenses helps people to understand how popular culture artifacts impact others in both professional and personal contexts.
- Analyze how social practices have been shaped by popular culture artifacts in modern culture. Using relevant research or diverse perspectives, assess the benefits and challenges of analyzing popular culture artifacts.
- Explain how analyzing popular culture can help in your interactions with those with different viewpoints, cultures, and perspectives.
Altogether, this portfolio should be 6 to 8 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and written in APA format. Within your portfolio, each analysis should be 3 to 5 paragraphs long. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Include at least two relevant resources per lens cited in APA format. Submit your portfolio in a single Word document.