Into the Primitive

Date of Award

2009

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Anderson, Kim

Keywords

Visual Art, Collage, Museums

Area of Concentration

Art

Abstract

In my thesis, I utilize the conventions and methodologies of art and science, and reappropriate its language to examine the ways in which institutions like Natural History Museums or National Geographic magazine shape our understanding of history and the natural world. Through various creative formats including drawing, diorama, and collage I draw attention to how these institutions construct stories about otherness and objectify other cultures. I hope that my thesis encourages my audience to re-evaluate the way they perceive other cultures.

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