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Nonstop Digital Flickerings;, Sam Wagter
Nonstop Digital Flickerings;, Sam Wagter
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This dossier is composed of an extended artist statement, documentation of artwork, an artist case study, and a curriculum vitae. These sections, in combination, contextualize my research and inspirations behind the digital art I create. The extended artist statement and practice documentation outlines my theory of ‘void’ and explores the intersection between queerness, video games, and ‘void’, which creates the theoretical base of my Master's thesis project, Non-Stop Digital Flickerings;. The case study of Lu Yang’s practice surveys significant artworks and explores their work within the context of ‘void,’ to further understand their approach to art-making.
Capacious Feminism: Intimacy And Otherness In Mina Loy's Poetry, Elise Ottavino
Capacious Feminism: Intimacy And Otherness In Mina Loy's Poetry, Elise Ottavino
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This dissertation explores Loy’s interest in the “woman’s cause” to interrogate how the poet was recaptured as an early feminist figure by the academy. After Virginia Kouidis “rediscovered” Loy’s work in the 1980s, the poet has been consistently drafted as a central feminist figure despite her lack of commitment to organized feminist movements of her time. This retrospective lens offers a catachrestic view of Loy’s feminism. I use “catachresis” to refer to the slightly inaccurate use of “feminism,” tinted by current perceptions of the term, but also to hint at Loy’s capacious feminine poetics. While the rise of feminist theories …
Bodies Of Silence And Space: Victimhood, Complicity, And Resistance In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Sana H. Mufti
Bodies Of Silence And Space: Victimhood, Complicity, And Resistance In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Sana H. Mufti
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This thesis examines the complexity of resistance and the conditions of power for women in The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Using feminist theory, theories of neoliberalism, and Dominionism, this thesis works to understand the ways in which victimhood and complicity influence resistance in totalitarian regimes. I argue that neoliberal ideologies skew understandings of freedom, agency, and power in a way that ensures individuals, specifically women, remain trapped in the system. Focusing on reproduction, I examine how Gilead controls women’s bodies and reproductive abilities to ensure a future for itself. The Eve-Complex is one way that the state integrates itself …