First distributed to senior capstone students in the College of Art on 8/30, this document contains all the details related to the CB assignment, including the deadlines.

Distributed during initial class visits, this handout contains suggestions for how to identify potential lines of inquiry for your CB research.

Distributed during the CB Proposal Mini-workshop, this handout offers suggests for next steps in the research process.

This is an example of a stellar Cultural Biography on Michael Jackson's sequined glove that was written by a WashU student in SP18, shared with his permission. It is longer than 6-7 pages, and was written for a semester-long course, so it has some differences, but it is very well-researched, and creative in its use of sources––worth a look!

A second example of an exemplary Cultural Biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's pink "Chanel" suit (from the same SP18 course), shared with the student's permission. Again, longer than what you'll be writing, but very enlightening.