My journey of awareness : a study in memory, identity and creative development
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment in compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Fine Art, Durban Institute of Technology, 2012. === I believe that the election in 1994 of the first democratic government in South Africa has presented a challenge to all South A...
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ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-dut-oai-localhost-10321-8572016-06-22T03:59:32Z My journey of awareness : a study in memory, identity and creative development Pretorius, Anna M. Conolly, Joan Lucy Roome, John William Women artists--South Africa Identity (Philosophical concept) in art Afrikaners--Ethnic identity Art and society--South Africa Narrative art Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment in compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Fine Art, Durban Institute of Technology, 2012. I believe that the election in 1994 of the first democratic government in South Africa has presented a challenge to all South Africans in different ways. I believe that one of the principal challenges that the 1994 elections presented to my conservative Calvinistic Afrikaner community was to address its personal, family, community, national and international identity/ies. Arising out of this perspective and perception, I have explored my and my family memory/ies to answer questions about my identity. My study is a journey of awareness: a self-study exploring my identity through critical self-reflection and the development of my art practice. My self-study is multi- disciplinary: it employs interchangeable methodologies allowing for various forms of knowledge generation. My journey of awareness is a “living theory” in which I have developed my “living standards of judgement” and addressed my “living contradictions” (Whitehead 1985; 1989; 2008a; b; c; d). My study illustrates the symbiotic research and creative process of developing an understanding of my identity as a white Afrikaans woman through practicing my art. My art practice assisted in the action/reflection process as well acting as a tool for social action and transformation. M 2013-05-08T09:15:04Z 2014-02-11T12:32:57Z 2013-05-08 Thesis 444215 http://hdl.handle.net/10321/857 en 123 p |
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Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment in compliance with the requirements for the
Masters Degree in Technology: Fine Art, Durban Institute of Technology, 2012. === I believe that the election in 1994 of the first democratic government in South Africa has
presented a challenge to all South Africans in different ways. I believe that one of the
principal challenges that the 1994 elections presented to my conservative Calvinistic
Afrikaner community was to address its personal, family, community, national and
international identity/ies. Arising out of this perspective and perception, I have explored
my and my family memory/ies to answer questions about my identity.
My study is a journey of awareness: a self-study exploring my identity through critical
self-reflection and the development of my art practice. My self-study is multi-
disciplinary: it employs interchangeable methodologies allowing for various forms of
knowledge generation. My journey of awareness is a “living theory” in which I have
developed my “living standards of judgement” and addressed my “living contradictions”
(Whitehead 1985; 1989; 2008a; b; c; d).
My study illustrates the symbiotic research and creative process of developing an
understanding of my identity as a white Afrikaans woman through practicing my art. My
art practice assisted in the action/reflection process as well acting as a tool for social
action and transformation. === M |
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