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The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism
Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/60418 The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism Du Preez, Amanda anne.a.archer@gmail.com Stevens, Ingrid Scheffer, Anne Corporeal Mary Sibande Hysteria Repression UCTD Surrealism Surrealist art Hysteria Hysterical representation Psychoanalytic art theory Psychoanalysis and art Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-05 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2016. The purpose of this study is twofold: firstly, to analyse the manner in which surrealist art may correlate with a hysterical mode of representation; and secondly, to develop this understanding of the relation between hysterical representation and surrealism into an interpretative framework for the analysis of the contemporary artworks of the South African artist, Mary Sibande. I characterise hysteria as a mode of representation where repressed traumatic knowledge and repressed desire is articulated in an indirect and cryptic manner, by means of fantasy and through the register of the body. By undertaking a comparative analysis of hysteria and surrealism, I determine the various ways in which surrealism may coincide with and comprise a form of hysterical representation. I aim to demonstrate that surrealist artists do not only borrow from the iconography of hysteria, but that their artworks frequently emulate the structure of the hysterical symptom and that their portraits often reflect a hysterical form of subjectivity. In this study I therefore demonstrate, firstly, that hysterical representation may underlie the surrealist artwork inasmuch as such an artwork comprises an enigmatic and indirect representation of repressed traumatic impressions and desire, where repressed psychical content is articulated predominantly by means of fantasy and through the body; and, secondly, that this structure also underlies the artworks of Mary Sibande. ae2026 Visual Arts DPhil Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2017-05-12T11:38:57Z 2017-05-12T11:38:57Z 2017-05-03 2016 Thesis Scheffer, A 2016, The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism, DPhil Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60418> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60418 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Corporeal Mary Sibande Hysteria Repression UCTD Surrealism Surrealist art Hysteria Hysterical representation Psychoanalytic art theory Psychoanalysis and art Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-05 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism |
| title | The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism |
| title_full | The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism |
| title_fullStr | The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism |
| title_full_unstemmed | The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism |
| title_short | The hysterical substrate : an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism |
| title_sort | hysterical substrate an analysis of the hysterical mode of representation underlying surrealism |
| topic | Corporeal Mary Sibande Hysteria Repression UCTD Surrealism Surrealist art Hysteria Hysterical representation Psychoanalytic art theory Psychoanalysis and art Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-05 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 |
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