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THE KNITTED FLOWER PROJECT: ARTS-BASED RESEARCH WITHIN KNITTING COMMUNITIES

Uline-Olmstead, Molly Louise
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1245270376

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2009, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Arts Policy and Administration.
The purpose of this thesis is to explore three threads of intertwining interest: knitting, artmaking, and qualitative inquiry. I explore the history of knitting as women’s work, a creative outlet, and community activity and from this historical basis I investigate the contemporary role of knitting in women’s culture. My contemporary analysis serves as the groundwork for creating a community knitted artwork. I approach this artmaking through mixed arts and feminist based qualitative methodology of A/r/tography and the corresponding methods of Autoethnography and Knitalong. To evaluate this work, I encouraged knitters to read, reflect, and revise the research findings and artmaking processes. I identify areas of resonance, transparency, communicability, and coherence throughout, highlighting ways in which this research can apply to other projects. My goal is to perpetuate knitting, engage in and encourage communal artmaking, and provide a forum for discussion about the role of knitting in the participants lives.
James Sanders, III (Advisor)
Candace Stout (Committee Member)
275 p.
Art Education; Fine Arts; Textile Research; Womens Studies
knitting; community; blogs; web-based research; craft; fiber; qualitative inquiry; a/r/tography; autoethnography; knitalong; arts-based research; feminist critical theory

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  • Uline-Olmstead, M. L. (2009). THE KNITTED FLOWER PROJECT: ARTS-BASED RESEARCH WITHIN KNITTING COMMUNITIES [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1245270376

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Uline-Olmstead, Molly. THE KNITTED FLOWER PROJECT: ARTS-BASED RESEARCH WITHIN KNITTING COMMUNITIES. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1245270376.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Uline-Olmstead, Molly. "THE KNITTED FLOWER PROJECT: ARTS-BASED RESEARCH WITHIN KNITTING COMMUNITIES." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1245270376

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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