Journal 2: Propaganda Humanities from the Renaisance

Select any issue that has been the subject of protest or propaganda at any time between the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, The Romantic, or Modern eras. Then write a paper detailing the issues of the protest/propaganda, putting the issues in the context of some sort of text or object. The text/object can be a literary or musical work; a sculpture or painting; a building; a symbolic act; or a historical moment. The overarching questions to address in the paper are: What historical forces — technological, political, cultural — brought this protested issue or point of propaganda to a critical point at the moment you are looking at? What are the specific arguments being raised in the protest or propaganda? How does your object/text embody these historical forces and detailed arguments?