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Title: | Kitsch in contemporary ceramics : from Postmodernism to queer theory | ||||
Author: | Hiesterman , Katrina Lynn |
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0000 0004 5369 8799
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Awarding Body: | Ulster University | ||||
Current Institution: | Ulster University | ||||
Date of Award: | 2015 | ||||
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Kitsch in Contemporary Ceramics: From Postmodernism to Queer Theory is a
synopsis of extensive research investigating the relationship between kitsch
and contemporary ceramics. In particular, this research seeks to discern if this
relationship has the possibility of creating a new paradigm between these two
areas. Due to the lack of scholarly engagement on the part of art historians
with the field of contemporary ceramics, there is a dearth of research in this
area. This investigation, therefore, seeks to address this lack and make a
significant contribution to the debate in this area, and provide a basis for
future critical research and engagement in this field. The use of kitsch as an
art process to create hybridized objects has validity in this investigation
insofar as this involves recontextualization of an art form, traditionally
associated with low aesthetics, by a group of international artists to produce
sculpture that speaks about social commentary, popular culture, gender
issues, and satire.
As well as framing this investigation within the theoretical parameters
of postmodernism, popular culture, and queer theory, I have also employed
oral history. These diverse approaches have proven invaluable in providing a
range of perspectives that permitted critical analysis from multiple points of
view.
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Supervisor: | Not available | Sponsor: | Not available | ||
Qualification Name: | Thesis (Ph.D.) | Qualification Level: | Doctoral | ||
EThOS ID: | uk.bl.ethos.678023 | DOI: | Not available | ||
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