The trouble with being a proud Pākehā : an exegesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Art and Design (Visual Arts), 2010 / Laura Marsh ; supervisors: Monique Redmond, Andy Thomson.
My project explores concepts of pride as antithesis to cultural amnesia and erasure within the cultural landscape of Aotearoa. Extrapolating language and perceptions from historical Pākehā writings, and by divulging motifs and signifiers from the framed landscape of the South Island, I create emblem...
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| Summary: | My project explores concepts of pride as antithesis to cultural amnesia and erasure within the cultural landscape of Aotearoa. Extrapolating language and perceptions from historical Pākehā writings, and by divulging motifs and signifiers from the framed landscape of the South Island, I create emblematic artworks that attempt to emanate a sense of pride of place and culture. This project is an investigation of the parameters of Pākehā culture and a subjective attempt at location within and outside that culture in Aotearoa New Zealand. My art practice applies a 'soft activist' approach to the colonial condition of overwriting history. Author supplied keywords: Pākehā; New Zealand; Aotearoa; Place; Landscape; Flaneur; Cultural; Knowledge; Becoming; Soft activist; Soft politic; Cultural landscape; Pride. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource Also held in print (69 leaves : illustrations ; 30 cm) in Library Special Collections (T 709.2 MAR) in off-campus storage, box 215 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |