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CONTEXT( 1 paragraph): What is globalism? What is the dynamic between tradition and globalism? How does globalism threaten tradition? How can the forces of globalism preserve tradition?
(TEXT = 3 paragraphs) After reviewing all the lecture materials, describe 3 examples of globalism in art: Ai Wei Wei, “Sunflower Seeds;” Achebe, “The Dead Men’s Path;” and Wim Wenders, Pina. For each example, identify the medium, describe the content, and discuss in detail the form. Be sure to refer to the elements of art for each discipline: Visual Art for “Ai Wei Wei,” Literature for “The Dead Men’s Path,” and Dance and Film for Pina.
(SUBTEXT = 1 paragraph)What does it all mean? What did you think or feel while engaging with “Sunflower Seeds,” “Dead Men’s Path,” and Pina? How do these works reflect globalism? What relationship does each artist have to tradition? How does each artwork represent tradition and globalism?

Book: The Humanistic Tradition, Book 6: Modernism, Postmodernism, and the Global Perspective, 7th Edition, by Gloria K. Fiero. McGraw Hill Companies, 2015.