Following the success of the website for The Body in Ancient Greece and Rome, you have been hired to work as a paid intern, training volunteers to provide guided tours in the Museum of the Unclothed Body, located in a place of your choosing. Currently, the museum is hosting a new exhibition about the naked body in Christianity, displaying the material discussed in class and other relevant material from the same Christian denomination and time period (i.e. the Catholic tradition from the 11th to the 16th centuries). The exhibition has four sections dedicated to the following topics: The director of the department for community outreach has asked you to share with them another web-based essay on the same website in which you select a highlight from three of the four sections and discuss how they can be explained to visitors, so that they understand, through each specific work, how each theme reveals basic Christian beliefs in relation to the naked body. Note that the museum is able to display all movable paintings, sculpture, manuscripts or other object discussed in class,
and reproductions of any immovable piece, like architectural sculpture, doors, mosaics, wall-paintings, etc. that cannot be moved from their original location. Please note that you are expected to analyze all three selected highlights in-depth and according to their historic, cultural context, so consider discussing material not covered in class only if you are well-prepared to explore it in detail, accurately, and meaningfully integrate it into the theme of the relevant sections. The learning objectives of all essays in this class are similar: the assignments prompt you to reflect on class material, synthesize observations about it and present them in a coherent way that highlights prominent socio-cultural meanings and functions of the naked body in different periods and cultural spheres. As you write down your thoughts according to the prompts, you enhance your comprehension and retention of the material. You have a chance to explore main topics in more detail, and to . During this process, you also cultivate your visual literacy, critical thinking, and writing skills.