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“As if you have a third eye”: Intersectionality and Complexity of Saudi Women Artists’ Identities

Fatani, Shaimaa M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1603728914473703

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Teaching and Learning.
This dissertation aims at describing various ways women artists in Saudi Arabia navigate and negotiate their identities. Drawing on the concepts of intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1991 & Collins 1991) and positional identities (Holland et al, 1998), I used narrative inquiry as a methodology to highlight internal and external identities for Saudi women artists. These narratives were told during in-depth interviews and through the photos they shared while I used the visual ethnographic method, photovoice. With a minimum of four one-hour interviews, four Saudi women artists aged between 30-40 engaged in conversation to share the support they receive from the community, their daily struggles, passions, educational experiences, and lived experiences. The purpose of this dissertation is to display these narratives and show how these factors have intersected to shape these artists’ identities. Finding suggests that these artists have continually showed vulnerability in three places, in their art, on their body, and within their speech. It concludes with a call out for art educators, policy stakeholders, and artists in Saudi Arabia to give a special attention to art education for girls and women artists in the country. It also includes implications of enriching young artists’ experiences and develop their identities as artists inside and outside the school walls.
Mollie Blackburn (Advisor)
Amy Shuman (Committee Chair)
Johanna Sellman (Committee Chair)
277 p.
Adult Education; Art Education; Continuing Education; Education; Fine Arts; Gender; Gender Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Multicultural Education; Near Eastern Studies; Teaching
Identities, Positional Identities, Saudi Women, Saudi Women Artists, Art in Saudi Arabia, Vision2030, Art Education, Vulnerability and Art, Informal Learning, Teaching and Learning

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  • Fatani, S. M. (2020). “As if you have a third eye”: Intersectionality and Complexity of Saudi Women Artists’ Identities [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1603728914473703

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fatani, Shaimaa. “As if you have a third eye”: Intersectionality and Complexity of Saudi Women Artists’ Identities. 2020. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1603728914473703.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fatani, Shaimaa. "“As if you have a third eye”: Intersectionality and Complexity of Saudi Women Artists’ Identities." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1603728914473703

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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