Conversations with my Sister: Beauty and the Black Female Voice

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dc.contributor.advisorFinn, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorComer, Rebecca
dc.contributor.committeememberMayr, Suzette
dc.contributor.committeememberMartini, Clem
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-20T14:45:08Z
dc.date.available2018-09-20T14:45:08Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-14
dc.description.abstractHow do we talk about race? This discourse often falls in the political and activist spheres, however, it has been ineffective in connecting the masses, so we must find a way to communicate with people who are “tired of hearing about race.” We must also find a way to stay whole in this political climate. Art has the ability of doing both. Our stories have the ability of doing both. This document explores the journey that I have taken in my discovery of my voice in the theatre that began with attempting to appeal to the people who are tired of hearing about race and ended with creating a performance that speaks to those who are not spoken to in the theatre. The first two chapters of this thesis document the foundational work needed in order to successfully complete this thesis project. Chapters 2 and 3 explore my newfound voice. The fifth chapter documents the creation and performance of my pre-thesis show, used as a test to verify the success of my first year of work. Chapter 6 then documents the creation of the remainder of Conversations with my Sister, while chapter 7 once again documents the creation of my final thesis show. Chapter 8 details the results of the final performance of my thesis show. Finally, Chapter 9 briefly details the discoveries that I made throughout this process. My journey led me to the discovery of my creative writing ability, my eagerness to be vulnerable, and my ability to find joy hidden by pain. This document details the immense progress I have made academically, creatively, and personally that enabled my ability to create the performance Conversations with my Sister.en_US
dc.identifier.citationComer, R. (2018). Conversations with my Sister: Beauty and the Black Female Voice (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32952en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32952
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107789
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.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectRace
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectFeminism
dc.subjectPerformance-as-Research
dc.subjectPerformance-Based-Research
dc.subjectArts
dc.subjectDrama
dc.subjectTheatre
dc.subject.classificationFine Artsen_US
dc.subject.classificationTheateren_US
dc.subject.classificationHistory--Blacken_US
dc.subject.classificationHistory--Canadianen_US
dc.subject.classificationEthnic and Racial Studiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationWomen's Studiesen_US
dc.titleConversations with my Sister: Beauty and the Black Female Voice
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineDrama
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)
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