Made in China: An Examination of Identity, Gender, and Acculturation

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dc.contributor.advisorSchwartz, Dona
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yufan
dc.contributor.committeememberAnderson, Judy
dc.contributor.committeememberRudd, Annie
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-04T22:22:51Z
dc.date.available2018-10-04T22:22:51Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-21
dc.description.abstractMade in China examines my inner journey since I moved to Canada from China in September 2016. In this series, I am investigating my ongoing negotiation of identity and gender norms as I acculturate to my new setting in Canada. Incorporating autoethnography with studio-based art practice and research, I have photographed myself to create a female figure to visualize the tensions between Chinese and Western constructions of ideal femininity. Through being both the photographer (i.e., the speaking subject), and the model (i.e., the spoken about object), I explore the potential of using self-portraits as my contribution to the discourse of female empowerment. My photographic research represents my exploration of self-identity, female sexuality, and female subjectivity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZhang, Y. (2018). Made in China: An Examination of Identity, Gender, and Acculturation (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33118en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33118
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108766
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyArts
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.subjectIdentity
dc.subjectacculturation
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectChinese
dc.subject.classificationFine Artsen_US
dc.titleMade in China: An Examination of Identity, Gender, and Acculturation
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArt
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)
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