Monstro, Monstrare – Reclaiming the “Monstrous” Female Body

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dc.contributor.advisorLeblanc, Jean-Rene
dc.contributor.advisorEiserman, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorKustec, Yvonne
dc.contributor.committeememberHughes, Lisa
dc.date2024-02
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-24T20:07:31Z
dc.date.available2024-01-24T20:07:31Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-24
dc.description.abstractI am fascinated by Medusa, first because her roots are ancient, yet her story maintains currency in contemporary circles as the expanse of her legacy draws in new audiences that find intrigue in both her origin stories and visual presentation in Greek, Roman and renaissance art. Medusa has been both monster and human, and it is the human version of her story that I find most captivating. I am interested in reclaiming the female monster from both its past and its present. The idea that women had (and still have) been thought of as being the same as monsters, naturally in their human form after having been (metaphorically) stripped of all physical characteristics that work to separate human beings from monsters.
dc.identifier.citationKustec, Y. (2024). Monstro, monstrare – reclaiming the “monstrous” female body (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/118064
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/42908
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectMedusa
dc.subjectMonstrous woman
dc.subjectMonstrous women
dc.subjectNerikomi
dc.subjectFigurative Sculpture
dc.subject.classificationFine Arts
dc.titleMonstro, Monstrare – Reclaiming the “Monstrous” Female Body
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArt
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.

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