Pure Immanence

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dc.contributor.advisorLeblanc, Dr. Jean Rene
dc.contributor.advisorEiserman, Dr. Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Rachel Miranda
dc.contributor.committeememberGoopy, Dr. Suzanne
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-26T21:06:45Z
dc.date.available2016-09-26T21:06:45Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis support paper will explore the medical, societal and personal implications derived from the compulsion of self-mutilation. It is studied through research creation in the form of sculpture, photographs, videos and bio-art. Three bodies of work will be discussed, beginning with a critique of medical objectification and concluding on the subjective experience of psychic and physical pain. Experiencing bodies on display, however metaphorical, has the power to elicit emotional responses from a viewer. By interacting with the aforementioned three bodies of work in their various settings, social constructions are questioned and given context, taboo subjects are dissected and most importantly works may elicit an emotional response in the form of empathy in the viewer. Keywords: Research creation, pure immanence, self-mutilation, mental illness, stigma, medicalization, public sphere, private sphere, pain theory.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThomas, R. M. (2016). Pure Immanence (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27484en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27484
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3330
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectFine Arts
dc.subjectEducation--Art
dc.subjectEducation--Philosophy of
dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.subjectAnthropology--Cultural
dc.subjectEconomics--Theory
dc.subjectHistory--Canadian
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectChemistry--Organic
dc.subject.classificationArten_US
dc.subject.classificationMental Illnessen_US
dc.subject.classificationBio-arten_US
dc.subject.classificationBio-technologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationTheoryen_US
dc.titlePure Immanence
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArt
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)
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