User:Jenlynn1000/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Avant-garde

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
i chose this article because of its meaning to the class, as a genre of art, and dance. I also chose this article because, while I have a basic understanding of the word, I feel like I have just been using it without completely knowing where it comes from and what it truly means.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:


 * The lead section of the avant-garde section is concise (two paragraphs) and clearly defines avant-garde in the first sentence, adn gives a little background to where the word came from and how it is used in terms of radical and unorthodox art.
 * There is no clear definition of what the rest of the sections of the article are going to be.

Content:


 * I feel like the History and Theories, adn Examples sections could be a bit longer/detailed. They are very short compared to the Relation to mainstream society section.
 * The History section only really talks about the 19th century, where the leading section already talked a bit about the emergence of the word. What is the current history of the word?
 * Not really up to date- evolution of the word.
 * The examples section only lists music and theatre -what about art and dance? other art forms.

Citations:


 * Ample amount of citations for the amount of writing/information in the article.

Media:


 * There really isn't any media/pictures in the article that help the understanding of the word. There is one picture, but it does not really expand understanding.
 * Maybe more pictures of different movements and all forms of avant-garde art

Overall Impressions:


 * The article does a very good job of defining the word and giving a basis of where the word originated.
 * There is a lot of examples of avant-garde art, so I feel the article could be a lot longer and more detailed than it actually is, with more sections.
 * Maybe describing the different movements that had to do with avant-garde art.