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A philosophical idea describing the soul as the core of human identity. Pato viewed the soul as an inmortal entity that is trapped in a physical body. He divided the soul into three parts, the rational, the spirited, and the appetitive. -
A tragic play where Othello, a Venetian military general is manipulated by his ensign Iago, into believing that his wife, Desdemona is unfaithful. Driven by jealousy and rage, Othello murders Desdemona, only to learn from Iago's wife that he has been tricked, Othello then kills himself. -
This Revolution marks the formation of a new national black identity. Black slaves massacred their masters, and set fire to plantation buildings. -
Giselle is one of the defining works of the Romantic ballet era. It tells the story of a young village girl whose identity is shaped by innocence, heartbreak, betrayal, death, and ultimately forgiveness. After dying of a broken heart, Giselle transforms into a Wili, a spirit of unrequited love showing how identity can shift from human to supernatural yet remain emotionally expressive. -
A dignified portrait used intentionally to reclaim and assert African American identity. Douglass understood the power of the emerging medium of photography. He posed for over 160 known portraits in formal attire with a direct gaze, representing dignity. -
Pictures at an Exhibition is a piano suite by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. It's a suite of ten musical movements by Modest Mussorgsky, inspired by a memorial exhibition of works by his passed away friend, artist and architect Viktor Hartmann, depicting Russian life, folklore, and fantastical scenes. -
An architectural landmark symbolizing modernization and French national identity. Constructed by Gustave Eiffel's company, took two years, two months, and five days. -
A flourishing of African American literature, art, and music that celebrated Black identity and creativity in the early 20th century. -
A groundbreaking essay arguing that women need independence and space to explore intellectual identity and creativity. -
In this work O'keeffe isolates a skull expressing American Southwestern identity using the bones to represent the desert's beauty and the strength of the American spirit. -
An American part-talkie comedy film depicting the struggle for identity in an industrialized, mechanized world, Chaplin's character resists losing individuality to machines and efficiency. -
A symbolic self-portrait expressing cultural, feminine, and personal identity. Symbolizing her connection to Mexican culture and her complex relationship with her husband, whose image appears on her forehead. -
A jazz masterpiece redefining musical identity through improvisation, modal composition, and emotional minimalism. It was a groundbreaking album that introduced modal jazz. -
The Terracotta Army consists on 8,000 life-size statues discovered in 1974, the army includes not just soldiers, but also horses, chariots, and other figures. It represents Qin emperor's vision of identity, and power. -
A minimalist black granite wall engraved with all the names of those who fought at the Vietnam war, to honor their identity, loss, and memory. Lin's design reshaped modern memorial architecture. -
A novel set in the period after the American Civil War, exploring identity shaped by trauma, motherhood, and historical memory. Morrison examines how the past defines personal and cultural identity.