Reading response
David Morgan in The Sacred Gaze, pp. 55–74, discusses seven functions of religious images
within visual practice. Having read the examples that he provides for each function, explain each
of these functions through an example from your own experience.
Please note: David Morgan’s The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice
is available to you as an e-book via the Healey Library website. The link is provided on
Blackboard. You will need to apply your Healey library barcode on your ID card in order to
access the link.
Remember that whenever you quote or paraphrase the author’s ideas, you should cite the author
accurately by last name and page number). For example, “(Morgan, 67).”
Grading Criteria
This reading response paper (RRP), is the second of five, and constitutes 7% of your final grade.
All RRPs will be graded on a modified Pass/Fail basis. The grading criteria are as follows:
Satisfactory, good, or very good: A–
Deficient but acceptable: C
Unacceptable: F
Excellent or outstanding: A
No submission:
Submission of Assignments
1) All written work is to be uploaded as a Word document or RTF file on Blackboard. Please note
that the document should be named in the following manner: Yourlastname_RRP2, i.e. if the
participant’s last name is “Irani,” the file should be named: Irani_RRP2.
2) All assignments should be formatted in a double-spaced, standard 12-point font, such as Times
New Roman, with one-inch margins.
