Skip to Main Content
Frequently Asked Questions
Submit an ETD
Global Search Box
Need Help?
Keyword Search
Participating Institutions
Advanced Search
School Logo
Files
File List
MV Thesis Formatted To Submit.pdf (2.02 MB)
ETD Abstract Container
Abstract Header
THEY LIVE! Reclaiming `Monstrosity’ in Transgender Visual Representation
Author Info
Vicieux, Mitch E
Permalink:
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618830747032751
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2021, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Art.
Abstract
Monsters are powerful symbols of transformative agency, heavily ingrained in Western culture. With transmutating creatures living rent-free in our collective imagination, I have to wonder: why is it taboo for queer people to transform? Tracing a historical line from biblical angels, Greek mythology, the gothic novel, and contemporary horror cinema, I create a framework for understanding monsters as revered, transformative figures in important texts throughout the centuries. Just as LGBTQ+ activists reclaimed `queer’ as a radical identifier, I reclaim `monster’ as an uncompromising symbol of bodily agency, engaging with Queer readings and critical media theory along the way. Using my MFA Thesis artwork God Made Me (And They Love Me), I weave my soft sculpture beasties through historical imagery, religious text, folklore, and media pieces depicting `monster’ and `monstrosity’.
Committee
Amy Youngs (Advisor)
Caitlin McGurk (Committee Member)
Gina Osterloh (Committee Member)
Scott Deb (Committee Member)
Pages
41 p.
Subject Headings
Art History
;
Fine Arts
;
Gender Studies
;
Glbt Studies
;
Mass Media
Keywords
queer theory
;
art history
;
visual art
;
critical media theory
;
horror cinema
;
monsters
;
image history
;
image studies
;
image
;
image theory
;
transgender
;
non-binary
;
queer
;
soft sculpture
;
textile
;
artist
;
art
;
monstrosity
Recommended Citations
Refworks
EndNote
RIS
Mendeley
Citations
Vicieux, M. E. (2021).
THEY LIVE! Reclaiming `Monstrosity’ in Transgender Visual Representation
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618830747032751
APA Style (7th edition)
Vicieux, Mitch.
THEY LIVE! Reclaiming `Monstrosity’ in Transgender Visual Representation .
2021. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618830747032751.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Vicieux, Mitch. "THEY LIVE! Reclaiming `Monstrosity’ in Transgender Visual Representation ." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618830747032751
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
Abstract Footer
Document number:
osu1618830747032751
Download Count:
538
Copyright Info
© 2021, some rights reserved.
THEY LIVE! Reclaiming `Monstrosity’ in Transgender Visual Representation by Mitch E Vicieux is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
This open access ETD is published by The Ohio State University and OhioLINK.