This dissertation investigates the correlation between semiotic theory and the way that
gendered subjectivity is represented in contemporary South African art. The phenomenon
of signification is central to the semiotic theories of the Bulgarian semiotician and
psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva. Semiotics can be described as the science of the sign that
considers the way in which artists express their personal experience in art making.
In this investigation I refer mainly to women's artworks, although the concept of
gendered subjectivity in the work of male artists is also discussed. This particular
research investigates the symbolic relations of culture in gender terms, that explores the
apparent contradictions of subjectivity inherent in capitalist patriarchal society. / Art History, Visual Arts & Music / M.A. (Visual Arts)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/1026 |
| Date | 30 November 2002 |
| Creators | De Gabriele, Mathilde Daatje Johanna Fenna |
| Contributors | Dreyer, Elfriede, 1953- |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (vii, 150 leaves) |
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