A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Johannesburg, January 2013 / Certain postures and gestures of the human body recur in fine-line San rock art. Students of southern African rock art are introduced to a number of classic postures and features of human figures during the trance dance. The movement and posture of the human body is significant during the ritual trance dance, yet the reasons for painting certain postures over and over again have not been discussed often. This dissertation examines the symbolic meaning behind painting certain recurring postures in the Maclear and Barkly East Districts of the north Eastern Cape Province. This thesis examines sets of similar pointing and gesturing postures of the human body in rock art, and also examines the symbolic role of recurring postures in both the ritual trance dance and rock art. I argue that the painters used these similar sets of images (and others) in rock art to actively maintain and negotiate the flow of supernatural potency from the spirit world into the body of the shaman to utilise in this world and that the images were not static depictions of fragments of the trance dance, and did not only represent the process, but were viewed as actively participating in this process.

Flotsam is a collection of writing. Flotsam examines divisions of the self. Flotsam is made of fiction, nonfiction, and visual representations of both. Flotsam is made of the truth. Flotsam is made of lies. Flotsam is pretty. Flotsam is a beast. / by Jacob Henson. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011.

This paper includes a copy of the interactive photodocumentary CD rom titled the 'Poetics of Thresholds'. This CD Rom was developed as one aspect of the presentation of my research project. Within the CD Rom is a readable copy of this paper. The research paper is the basis of my research project. The project deals with the chair as a significant symbol when placed in the space of the porch or verandah at the front of the home. The threshold stands at the point of convergence, where the public space of the street, meets with the private space of the home. This hybridised space, between inside and outside, private and public, object and subject, is empowered with meaning. In the threshold space sits the chair which is a metaphor, the embodiment of human elements, such as arms, legs, back and seat. This ergonomically designed symbolic form placed on the threshold, projects the occupant out towards the public space. In the public space the seerer can develop a series of narratives which explore various interpretations. / Master of Arts (Hons)

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio State University, 1974. / Includes bibliographical references. Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis--Odense. / Summary in Danish. Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-159).

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 41, [24] p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-41).

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The primary objective of this creative project is to explore the meaning and complexity of simple forms, also referred to as symbols. The project examines symbols that interest me. These symbols may be found in various cultures and subcultures throughout the world. I also designed symbols to describe weather phenomena.I have provided a thematic interpretation of my work, focusing on the themes of identity and spirituality. When people view my work they may have multiple interpretations, but a thematic explanation of each piece also provides information for the viewer to ponder. The paper also includes a discussion of work by other artists and ideas that have informed and developed my prints. This body of work required traditional printmaking techniques such as: intaglio, deep etching, chine cone, color printing and photomechanical transfer using imagON photopolymer film. / Department of Art

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [37]-[39]).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Maryland, 1979. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 394-407). Also issued in print.