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ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-5319
Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Art
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2020
Month Degree Awarded
September
Abstract
Letting the Body Lead is an exhibition and workshop series that focuses on embodiment in social context and invites attendees to engage with the work, both as viewers and active participants. Embodiment in social context refers to the understanding of lived experiences in the body. Within my creative practice, I explore the body's creativity, knowledge, and agency while bridging and brining together the fields of fine arts, movement-based and socially just art making. I believe in the transformative potential of how movement and contemplative practices can support a more liberated way of being both within an individual and, by extension, within broader communities and social movements.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/qvyw-c726
First Advisor
Susan Jahoda
Second Advisor
Jenny Vogel
Third Advisor
Jeff Kasper
Recommended Citation
Boggs, Amanda, "Letting the Body Lead" (2020). Masters Theses. 953.
https://doi.org/10.7275/qvyw-c726
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/953
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