Written Assignment 2 – How is history challenged? Write 3-5 pages discussing a modern or recurrent challenge/threat to establishing an accurate history of art. Show an understanding of what’s needed to maintain a full, history of art and civilization. This can include current events,
it might include an historical event or movement (such as iconoclasm) or it might include the struggles with moving art to a digital presence on the web. This should be an analysis of the challenge, threat, or debate and must include research from scholarly journals, texts, and other sources.Topic Example: Discuss the rise of digital collections of artifacts and historical records in the Middle East as a reaction to destruction of artifacts.