DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/WCMC-N274
Defense Date
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts
Department
Photography & Film
First Advisor
Sasha Waters Freyer
Second Advisor
Sonali Gulati
Third Advisor
Lea Marshall
Abstract
The images included in my thesis work reflect my experience growing up with military propaganda—pictures of cheerful white women in pearls as part of my rural middle American landscape. I do not name the oppressor because I am not here to pick at the thorns, but to get to the root of the oppression. These are some of the servicewomen I’ve met. Their stories parallel but cannot encompass the private experiences of all service women. I am grateful for their generosity; without them there would be no pictures.
The battle for equality is much older than Rosie the Riveter but we still ask the same questions we asked Joan of Arc in the 15th century: if she isn’t working miracles, what is she doing on the battlefield?
Rights
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-13-2016