This ethnographic research explores the nature of one contemporary community fiber art guild. My nine-month participation within this distinctive art world guided my major research question: "What is and has been the nature of women's experience within Arts, Etc., as a distinctive arts community?". To answer this question, I relied upon interviews, field experiences, and document review. The personal experiences of the six informants, in life and learning settings, determined the nature of their interactions within the guild. How they defined community was contingent on the introspection of their own personal narratives and resulting, self- identities. The reviewed literature and methodology emphasizes women's subjective voice, social construction of knowledge, and interpersonal languages. Emergent findings contribute to current research on community-based art education (CBAE), historical trends within feminism, and feminist and existentialist art therapeutic models. The concepts of feminist aesthetic criticism and narratives are also explored in relation to informants' art work and personal histories. The findings suggest that women's artworlds can be based solely on an affinity for the art form, not political or social ideologies. Additionally, informal fiber art activities in family settings comprise significant learning experiences that re-emerge later in adulthood and influence preferred didactic styles. / A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Art Education in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2007. / May 1, 2007. / Feminist Aesthetic, Craft, Women, Fine Art, Community-Based Art Education, Art Therapy, Artworlds, Feminism, Fiber Art / Includes bibliographical references. / Pat Villeneuve, Professor Directing Dissertation; Jeff Milligan, Outside Committee Member; Tom Anderson, Committee Member; Stacey Rutledge, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_180288 |
| Contributors | Pendleton, Hilary A. (Hilary Ambrose) (authoraut), Villeneuve, Pat (professor directing dissertation), Milligan, Jeff (outside committee member), Anderson, Tom (committee member), Rutledge, Stacey (committee member), Department of Art Education (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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