Unsaying Life Stories: The Self-Representational Art of Shirin Neshat and Ghazel

Autor/in	Navab, Aphrodite Desiree
Titel	Unsaying Life Stories: The Self-Representational Art of Shirin Neshat and Ghazel
Quelle	In: Journal of Aesthetic Education, 41 (2007) 2, S.39-66 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8510
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Films; Videotape Recordings; Immigrants; Artists; Portraiture; Ethnic Stereotypes; Cultural Awareness; Sex Role; Autobiographies; Story Telling; Identification (Psychology); Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Film; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Artiste; Artist; Künstler; Künstlerin; Abbildung; National stereotype; Nationales Stereotyp; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Geschlechterrolle; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie
Abstract	By analyzing the similarities and differences between the art and art practice of Neshat and Ghazel, this article seeks to examine the way that their art simultaneously deconstructs stereotypes of Iran while offering more encompassing representations. In "un-saying" their life stories, these artists struggle not to "be said" by others. Through use of the camera, they develop a "telling-self," not merely telling "about" themselves. This study explores the ambivalent consciousness of Neshat and Ghazel and the strategies that they use to negotiate and articulate their place between cultures. It holds considerable relevance for understanding the profound negotiations that occur today in the classrooms, streets, and homes of the increasingly diverse United States. By including the art and lives of a particular marginalized group within the classroom, included are not only many thousands of young Iranian-Americans but, by extension, also other immigrants who are trying to find their place and value within American history. By analyzing the ways in which hybrid Iranian artists have used the camera as a critical practice to negotiate their identity and place between cultures, students of all backgrounds would be encouraged to use the camera as a means of challenging existing stereotypes while making and distributing counter-images that ring true to their lives. (Contains 13 figures and 40 endnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10