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For this discussion board post, respond to the prompt in two to three paragraphs (no bullets). Paragraphs should be organized by topic and not simply address the questions in order. Include examples from the text, complete with MLA in text citations.

Prompt: In Chuck Klosterman’s “Which Rock Star Will Historians of the Future Remember?” he defines criteria for historical canonization of icons and discusses several contenders for the future “icon” to represent Rock music. For your assignment, you are tasked with identifying an icon from any field of creative expression or innovation. For the discussion board prompt, discuss one or several potential icons that you may use for your final assignment.

  1. Discuss the category of expression or innovation you are most interested in (a musical subgenre, type of film, area of innovation such as video game design, etc.).
    • What makes you interested in the history of this field?
    • Discuss the significance of this field and the impact it has had/will have.
  2. Identify at least one icon who you believe will be remembered 300 years from now.
    • What makes this person’s contributions significant?
    • What draws you to this person’s work?
    • Are there other contenders in this field competing for the singular status of icon? If so, who?

You may use this discussion as a free writing space to begin your work on the GREAT Essay and solicit feedback from classmates. Remember that while your discussion board essay may be largely personal writing (why YOU believe this person is an icon), your essay should include significant database research.

Criteria:

  • Response to questions should be organized into paragraphs by topic.
  • Include at least one quotation or paraphrased idea from Klosterman’s article. Explain how it connects with your own ideas.
  • For each quotation/paraphrase, include MLA style in text citation with the author’s last name and page number in parentheses (Last name #).
  • Include an MLA style Works Cited entry for the Klosterman article.