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Wilts, Martine Geeret (2018)

Towards an Inclusive Art History: the Canonization of Female Artists in Surrealism

Master thesis | Arts and Culture (MA)

This thesis explores the power structures in the formation of the canon of Surrealism. The question why female artists are still excluded from the master narrative of Art History is researched through the actors who were involved in the formation of the canon of Surrealism and in the writing of Art History. The Surrealist art scene in 1930s and 1940s New York is the main topic of this research, together with the question of rereading, differencing or rejecting the canon and the move towards an inclusive Art History anno 2018.

canon

surrealism

feminism

writing art history

inclusion

women

Author

Wilts, Martine Geeret

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Arts and Culture: Museums and Collections

Supervisors

Leigh, Nana

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en