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Application of feminist principles to art education: a philosophical analysis

Moffatt, Andrew Lawrence
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407405280

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1997, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Art Education.
A stereotypical view of feminism may be hindering educators from adopting feminist principles in research and practice. Feminism is often thought of as the promotion of women in society and an anti-male attitude. Actually, feminism addresses issues of equity and discrimination in realms other than gender. Feminism may be best defined as a philosophical stance that strives to identify, analyze and eliminate bias and inequity. A large body of work from the feminist perspective has been published. Some themes carry through all of feminism, but a variety of attitudes and ideologies are represented by the many authors. Feminist theory has evolved and continues to be a dynamic philosophical exercise. Feminist principles can be extracted and utilized in art education to move the field toward a more democratic and inclusive state. One principle that exists throughout all feminist theory is a rejection of hierarchical positioning. Assigning varying levels of status to works of art places a dominant status on some works, which in turn marginalizes other works. Feminist perspectives reject that a single person or group has the authority to decide what art is worthy of canonical status. Through the study of feminist authors, teachers may begin to realize bias and discrimination in art and education that before went unnoticed. Hilary Davis describes this as a feminist filter which detects instances of bias. It may be possible for educators to use this filter as a tool to evaluate their practice. The feminist filter, in conjunction with feminist principles, can be applied to the development, implementation and evaluation of art education curriculum. Questions that accompany this change in our educational paradigm can be answered through the work of feminist authors concerned with general education, aesthetics, art criticism and art education.
E. Louis Landford (Advisor)
Patricia Stuhr (Committee Member)
76 p.
Art Education

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  • Moffatt, A. L. (1997). Application of feminist principles to art education: a philosophical analysis [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407405280

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Moffatt, Andrew. Application of feminist principles to art education: a philosophical analysis. 1997. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407405280.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Moffatt, Andrew. "Application of feminist principles to art education: a philosophical analysis." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 1997. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407405280

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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