Date of Award
Fall 12-13-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Program
Global Arts and Cultures
First Advisor
Avishek Ganguly
Second Advisor
Naimah Petigny
Third Advisor
Zhang Yi
Abstract
This thesis embodies discontinuities in performance art and its non-equivalent Chinese term “行 为艺术” between language and cultural context into a migrating journey. A comparative analysis on the disciplinary history of performance art studies in the US and China laid a foundation in exploring the dynamics of marginality in two contexts. Extracting from the narrative mechanism and body view of Chinese performance art, I demonstrate how the philosophy of living (生) inspired many artistic creation, which also echoes my research journey. And from our mutual living experience, I pose the concept of constructive untranslatability that applies positionality and situated knowledge to bridge global dialogues.
Recommended Citation
Ma, Ziyun, "Living in Untranslatability--Performance Art in China and USA" (2023). Masters Theses. 1189.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1189
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