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Vignettes

Shinko, Kathryn A
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4376-6175
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1429884060

Abstract Details

2015, MFA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
Vignettes is a series of six large industrially-woven tapestries examining the language of pornography and its effect when juxtaposed with non-pornographic imagery. Titles of streaming online videos from a pornographic website are superimposed over images of majestic, unspoiled landscapes. By separating these phrases from their visual contexts, the specific qualities of pornographic language are evident: it is a language of classification that is violent, sexist, racist, and degrading. This is important because the usage of such language is not arbitrary or context-specific; it reflects our genuine feelings about the societal position of women and about the extent of our voyeuristic privilege.
Janice Lessman-Moss (Advisor)
22 p.
Fine Arts
textiles; fiber art; sex; pornography; landscapes; voyeurism; weaving; tapestry; craft; language; sexism; women; internet pornography; objectification;

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  • Shinko, K. A. (2015). Vignettes [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1429884060

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shinko, Kathryn. Vignettes. 2015. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1429884060.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shinko, Kathryn. "Vignettes." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1429884060

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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