AFTERLIVES: (Gender)queer Photographic Self-Representation and Reenactment
| dc.contributor.author | Schukis, Hyacinth | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-29T22:10:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-29T22:10:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | 86 pages | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis consists of a suite of photographic self-portraits and a critical introduction to the history of queer photographic self-representation through performative reenactment. The critical introduction theorizes that queer self-representation has a vested interest in history and its reenactment, whether as a disguise, or as a tool for political messaging and affirmations of existence. The creative component of the thesis is a series of large-scale color photographic self-portraits which reenact classic images from the history of “Western” art, with a marked interest in Catholic martyrdom and images previously used in queer artwork. As a whole, the photographs function as a series of identity-based historical reenactments, illustrated through performative use of the artist’s body and studio space. The photographs were intended for an exhibition that has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The thesis documents their current state, and discusses their symbolism and development. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/25810 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
| dc.subject | Photography | en_US |
| dc.subject | Genderqueer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self Portrait | en_US |
| dc.subject | Reenactment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Transgender | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self Representation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Art | en_US |
| dc.title | AFTERLIVES: (Gender)queer Photographic Self-Representation and Reenactment | |
| dc.type | Thesis/Dissertation |