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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Performative art"”.
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The Traces of Mining Activities in Riverscapes—a Lyrical and Performative Art-based Approach
This practice-based research investigates how performative time-based art can respond to the entanglements between humans and riverscapes. Beginning with broad ecological and theoretical concerns, it narrows to a specific site: the Red River in Camborne, Cornwall, UK, a waterway marked by centuries …
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Fostering Queer Consciousness: Using Performative Art as an Activism Tool to Talk about the LGBTQ+ Community in the State of Bahia, Brazil
… in Brazil has attracted the attention of queer artists activists since violence against LGBTQI+ ranks the country as one of the most dangerous places for this community. This study examined how Black gay men have used performative art as activism to foster queer consciousness in the state of …
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La danza come agire professionale, corporeo e artistico: percorsi e traiettorie, saperi e pratiche quotidiane nel campo italiano della danza
The thesis analyses dance as artistic profession and bodily work. The aim is to explore the social foundations of a performative, bodily and kin(aesth)etic doing, the purpose being to untie some of the knots that, in manifold ways, link together corporeal experience, (sense of) society, knowledge …
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A Matter of Life and Def: Poetic Knowledge and the Organic Intellectuals in Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
… of <em>Def Poetry Jam</em> to explore how a performative art embodied and confronted racial discourses, including stereotypes and also, addressed the racism, patriotism, and imperialist discourses that circulated after 9/11. <em>Def Poetry Jam</em> contributes to the intellectual capacity of …
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Memoirs of My Vulva: An Exploration of Female Genitalia as Figures in Autobiographical Graphic Narratives
… genitalia within the realms of feminist visual arts and autobiographical graphic narratives. Anchored in Simone de Beauvoir’s Le Deuxième Sexe (The Second Sex) and drawing upon the phenomenological perspectives of Husserl and Merleau-Ponty, the study investigates the dynamics of women's lived …
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"New Media, Oral Histories and the Expansion and Modification of West African Griot Culture: A Case Study of Alhaji Papa Susso"
… the traditions of his heritage, is actively participating in the purposeful dissemination of griot culture in the U.S. and beyond. Though he may be cultivating genuine interest in his skills and in the oral canon of histories and epic tales that he maintains, he cannot control reception and …
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Sense of place visualization for the whaling station remains of South Georgia Island
The art practice of this PhD seeks to promote understanding of the historical context and cultural heritage of the whaling industry of South Georgia Island through a gallery based exhibition of a combination of digital art, olfactory installation, and theatrical performance concerning South Georgia …
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Mashairi: a surviving art of the Swahili Muslim peoples of Lamu Town, Kenya
… existence amongst Swahilis in Lamu Town, a performative art that is gradually waning in traditional contexts. When people talk about mashairi (poems) in Lamu Town they are referring to both Swahili songs and poems, the two terms are used interchangeably. Mashairi also refers to a form found …
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A Matter of Life and Def: Poetic Knowledge and the Organic Intellectuals in Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
… production of Def Poetry Jam to explore how a performative art embodied and confronted racial discourses, including stereotypes and also, addressed the racism, patriotism, and imperialist discourses that circulated after 9/11. Def Poetry Jam contributes to the intellectual capacity of spoken …