'Homebound' : the illustrated graphic novel as an autobiographic voice for an immigrant Asian gay male in New Zealand : this thesis is submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Art and Design, 2017 / Don Y. L. Chooi ; supervisors: Welby Ings, Miriam Harris.
This practice-led artistic inquiry takes the form of an 80-page, scripted and illustrated graphic novel. Creatively, the work is concerned with the narratisation of a largely autobiographical voice through the juxtaposition of word, image, and decompression story telling. The narrative draws heavily...
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| Summary: | This practice-led artistic inquiry takes the form of an 80-page, scripted and illustrated graphic novel. Creatively, the work is concerned with the narratisation of a largely autobiographical voice through the juxtaposition of word, image, and decompression story telling. The narrative draws heavily upon certain experiences I had, growing up in Malaysia and moving to New Zealand. In this journey, I began to identify as an Asian gay man within the bear culture. Specifically, the novel and exegesis unpack the nature of belonging as both a concern of ethnicity and sexual orientation. In doing so, it draws upon recent discourse surrounding non-western considerations of gay masculinity, filial obligations and notions of the 'chosen family'. The novel will be available on 2018-12-11. Author supplied keywords: gay; asian; male; autobiography; graphic; novel; immigrant; new zealand; illustration; storytelling; masculinity; filial piety; art; narrative; malaysia; bear; identity; cultural; sexual; gay bear; gay asian male; graphic novel; gay masculinity; chosen family; kinship. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource Also held in print (2 volumes: illustrations ; 30 cm) in off-campus storage, box 221. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |