The Textuality of the Body: Orlan's Performance as Subversive Act

In this paper, I argue that the performance artist Orlan uses feminist tactics of subversion in her presentation of the body as art. I enter the feminist debate over Orlan's work to indicate that the critics who consider the history of performance art produce more fecund discourse. At the same time, I encourage more discussion over the racial dimensions of Orlan's art, which I describe as de-colonizing her body's representation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Department dc:contributor.department

English

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Lee, Kara

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Hausman, Bernice L.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Kiebuzinska, Christine
• Kilkelly, Ann G.

• Feminism
• Performance
• Art

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-02272007-171433

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/31365