Re-Constructing the Colonizer: Self-representation by First Nations Artists

What are the options for Native women artists, within a colonial context? Using literature from the fields of decolonization, semiotics and cultural studies, this article examines the colonial gaze and celebrates the work of Native women artists who resist its power through their artistic practices....

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Main Author: Spears, Shandra
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mount Saint Vincent University 2005
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Online Access:https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/article/view/1062
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spelling ftmtstvincentuni:oai:ojs-oai.localhost:article/1062 2023-05-15T16:15:54+02:00 Re-Constructing the Colonizer: Self-representation by First Nations Artists Spears, Shandra 2005-04-01 application/pdf https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/article/view/1062 eng eng Mount Saint Vincent University https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/article/view/1062/1019 https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/article/view/1062 Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice; Vol. 29 No. 2 (2005): Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations; 125-137 Atlantis: Études critiques sur le genre, la culture, et la justice; Vol. 29 No. 2 (2005): Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations; 125-137 1715-0698 0702-7818 Artists info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2005 ftmtstvincentuni 2021-06-30T09:23:56Z What are the options for Native women artists, within a colonial context? Using literature from the fields of decolonization, semiotics and cultural studies, this article examines the colonial gaze and celebrates the work of Native women artists who resist its power through their artistic practices. Quelles sont les options pour les femmes artistes autochtones à l'intérieur d'un contexte colonial? En se servant de la littérature venant des champs de décolonisation, d'études sémiotiques et culturelles, cet article examine le regard colonial et célèbre le travail des femmes artistes autochtones qui résistent sa puissance par le truchement de leurs pratiques artistiques. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice
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