Remigio, Maria Luisa (Nisa) (2020) From the Stillness of Burgundy, Through the Movement of Bayou Blue, To the Embodiment of the Green of Change A Journey to Be(Com)ing a Self-Reflexive Oral History Performer. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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In this thesis, I document my journey of transformation from a collector and disseminator of life stories to a self-reflexive oral history performer. The purpose of this study is to find my voice amongst the voices I interview/speak/perform/write, and identify the positioning of my performative-I in relation to others and self, while analyzing how this self-awareness affects my deep listening of interviewees and performance participants.
A feminist, phenomenological and autoethnographic approach will guide me. Performative inquiry, performative writing, storytelling, oral history and oral history performance are my tools. I diarize and examine my journey through the Master of Arts in the form of a research/creation oral history solo/participatory performance, entitled Stories of Courtship, Desire and Marriage.
I also detail my health journey, a brain injury and an autoimmune illness that affect my memory and movement, which is something that is ever present, at times unsettling, others encouraging, both are always a gateway to knowing. I cannot separate these two journeys.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > School of Graduate Studies > Individualized Program |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | Remigio, Maria Luisa (Nisa) |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | M.A. |
| Program: | Individualized Program |
| Date: | April 2020 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | Linds, Warren and Sotelo-Castro, Luis and High, Steven |
| Keywords: | autoethnography, body, embodiment, emergent knowledge, empowerment, ethics, fiction, memory, narrative, oral history, oral history performance, pain, performative inquiry, performative social sciences, performative writing, performative-I, phenomenology, research/creation, senses, story, storytelling, voice |
| ID Code: | 986673 |
| Deposited By: | MARIA LUISA REMIGIO |
| Deposited On: | 25 Jun 2020 19:11 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 19:11 |
| Additional Information: | Author also goes by the name Nisa Remigio |
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