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A/R/Tography as a Method of Awe: an A/R/Tographic Inquiry of the Canadian North
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posted on 2021-05-23, 16:19 authored by Pleasance EmilyThis thesis is a year-long inquiry on the Canadian North using the practice-based research
method a/r/tography. This a/r/tographic research on the Canadian North follows the method's three
modalities: theoria, praxis, and poesis. It concludes by presenting the North as a non-place, placeless, a
pseudo-place. Ultimately, this thesis contributes to a/r/tography's ongoing development as a research
methodology. I propose to expand the frames within which we conceptualize a/r/tography's theoria,
praxis, and poesis. The re-defining and re-organization of these three modalities opens a/r/tography to a
wider range of creators to allow for even more boundary-breaking work. In addition, I draw out the
possibilities of Lures as a hitherto unrecognized seventh conceptual practice embedded in a/r/tography.
Moreover, I describe a/r/tographers as child-voyagers who are able to momentarily dispense with their
perceptual frameworks and enter spaces that allow them to see the world anew. Most importantly, I reconceptualize a/r/tography as a method of awe.
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engDegree
- Master of Arts
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- Communication and Culture
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Ryerson UniversityLAC Thesis Type
- MRP
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Monique TschofenUsage metrics
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Art -- Research -- MethodologyCanada, Northern -- In art -- ExhibitionsCanada, Northern -- Description and travelCanada, Northern -- Pictorial works -- HistoryArt museums -- Collection management -- CanadaVisual communication -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History -- 20th centuryGroup of Seven (Group of artists)
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