This is an assignment about minimalism and its recent rise in cultural prominence. Minimalism connects with a lot of differe

This is an assignment about minimalism and its recent rise in cultural prominence. Minimalism connects with a lot of different things we’ve covered this quarter, starting with content from week #1 and running through week #9. There are a lot of different opinions about minimalism: what it means, how it works, what it can do and for whom it can do it. As a result, there are a lot of different directions you could take your argument in this essay.

The important thing is that you actually have to spend some time and methodically think about minimalism in light of course content. The bad news: you won’t be able to crank this out in one sitting. The good news: if you’ve been paying attention at all and have done at least half of the reading, you’re going to have a surplus of ideas while you read and ponder the following readings. The subsequent lists contain readings on minimalism, both pro and con/skeptical, as well as some readings for context.