the written and spoken word and the visual arts

Compare how James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, and Roberto Lugo address the concept of invisibility in American cultural life. How does each artist — through prose or ceramics — reconstruct the visibility of marginalized identities?

How does Lugo use visual contrast the way writers use metaphor or irony?

Analyze how artistic expression documents race and identity; evaluate artistic responses to systemic injustice.

Analyze narrative voice and rhetoric; evaluate how writers and artists have used autobiography, narrative voice and criticism to frame a stance.

Annotate a Kendrick Lamar verse like a sacred text—layer meanings, references, and social context.

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