Research papers written for Michael Kammen's senior seminar, Art Controversies in American Culture, concerning the history of art-related controversies in the U.S. Papers include "Stella's Journey from Minimal to Maximal Art," by Emily Bauman; "Donald Wildmon's War on the Arts," by Mackenzie Damon; "The Boilerhouse Addition to the Victoria & Albert Museum: The Daniel Libeskind Spiral Building," by Kathryn Meg Frankel; "The Life and Art of 'Happenings'," by Lydia Gilbert; "Hercules' 13th Labor: The Twelve Year Odyssey of Michael Spafford's The Twelve Labors of Hercules," by Alex Jackson; "The Great American Nude Exposed: An Exploration of the Themes and Social Significance of Tom Wesselman's Controversial Series," by Lisa Jacobs; "Salomania," by Jaffa Panken; "Surface, Surface, Surface: The Problem with 'American Psycho'," by Jonathan W. Rich; and "Redefining Community Standards: Cincinnati and the Robert Mapplethorpe A Perfect Moment Exhibition," by Courtney Ritter.