Touchstone: Narratives in Contemporary Canadian Inuit Art

This thesis is an exploration of the origins of contemporary Canadian Inuit art with a special emphasis on the Houston family. It touches on continued and competing narratives on the creation of Inuit art, with a theoretical emphasis on the work of Alfed Gell. Drawing on interviews with John Houston...

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Main Author: Comeau, Matthieu
Other Authors: Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology, Master of Arts, n/a, Liz Fitting, Jean Sebastien Guy, Lindsay Dubois, Brian Noble, Received, No, Not Applicable
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Inuit
Art
inuit
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10222/61890
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Summary:This thesis is an exploration of the origins of contemporary Canadian Inuit art with a special emphasis on the Houston family. It touches on continued and competing narratives on the creation of Inuit art, with a theoretical emphasis on the work of Alfed Gell. Drawing on interviews with John Houston, the thesis explores how these narratives have interacted with a new generation of artists.

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