Qaujimanira: Inuit Art as Autoethnography
Abstract Inuit art has a history of representing Inuit ways of life, beliefs, and stories through an autoethnographic lens. An examination of the history of Inuit art reveals the Inuit gaze is dominated by Inuit representations of ourselves, allowing for Inuit agency in what is represented in the ar...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
2018
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/aboriginal.2.2.0151 https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ab-original/article-pdf/2/2/151/1253349/aboriginal_2_2_151.pdf |
Summary: | Abstract Inuit art has a history of representing Inuit ways of life, beliefs, and stories through an autoethnographic lens. An examination of the history of Inuit art reveals the Inuit gaze is dominated by Inuit representations of ourselves, allowing for Inuit agency in what is represented in the art. |
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