Essays about: "Gabriella Pettersson"

Found 1 essay containing the words Gabriella Pettersson.

  1. 1. Through Artobiography - On personal narrative and emotion as a feminist strategy in the work by contemporary artist Sophie Calle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Gabriella Pettersson; [2017]
    Keywords : Autobiography; art; feminism; emotion; True Stories; Sophie Calle; Judith Butler; Sara Ahmed; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This master thesis investigates how personal narrative and emotion might be understood as a feminist strategy in the work True Stories, an autobiographical project by contemporary French artist Sophie Calle. This is done through the application of Judith Butler's theory on heteronormativity, performativity and subversive acts, as well as Sara Ahmed's thought on emotion. READ MORE