Original Research Topic:
How does the social, political and/or economic environment of a specific time period affect its artistic trends?
Focused Research Topic:
Every artistic movement or era is a direct result of the society and culture in which it was developed. The sociopolitical environment of the 1990s greatly impacted the popular musical trends of the decade in the United States.
Original Research Topic:
How has the modern digital age impacted American culture?
Focused Research Topic:
The 21st century has witnessed an unprecedented explosion in technological advancement, finding us in 2019 fully immersed in the modern digital era. A society so dependent on electronics for countless aspects of our daily lives can only result in a great change in the ways in which we interact and socialize with other people.
Original Research Topic:
With the allowance for anyone to publish their work to worldwide platforms, how has social media benefited and/or harmed career fields in the arts?
Focused Research Topic:
The world as exists in the present day is one which revolves highly around social media. Within the world of artists, platforms such as Instagram and Twitter do a great deal to help young artists develop their careers, by allowing them to promote themselves and publish their material to a public, online community.
