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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"theory of the abject"”.
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Queering Medieval Gender and Sexuality: Pre- and Postmodern Representations of Virginity
This dissertation investigates depictions of the medieval virgin in both pre- and postmodern literature and cinema, including women who chose physical virginity as well as spiritual virginity in their quests to be sponsae Christi. I argue that unlike much modern cinema, specifically Ingmar …
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Gynocentric Apuleius: Female Agency in 'The Golden Ass'
<p>Through a close reading of Apuleius’ Golden Ass, I argue that characters such as Byrrhena, Photis, and Psyche function as positive examples of female sexual authority and autonomy and effectively challenge the phallocentric theories commonly applied to Greek and Roman gender and sexuality, the …
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The gooey, the bloody, and just plain gross: exploring art and visual culture with an abject visual methodology
This doctoral study concerns itself with the diverse and abundant images of disgust in fine art and popular visual culture. My study is ground in a deep understanding of disgust and the psychoanalytic theory of the abject as developed by Julia Kristeva and modified by later scholars like Chanter …
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The Autoptic Eye: A Methodology for Drawing Worn Clothes and Narrating the Past in Collections of Textiles and Dress
This research uses drawing to explore the different ways in which worn clothing in collections of historical textiles and dress can reveal information, such as how clothing was made, worn, altered, and cared for. It has a particular focus on signs of wear, such as stains, mends and tears and how …
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Identities in Transition: theorising race and multicultural success in school contexts in Britain
The field of race and schooling has now turned its focus on success. This study seeks to further that project by answering the following questions: I. What is the state of contemporary blackness? 2. How is race hand led in successful sc hool contexts? The study, therefore , begins with a review of …