Date of Award
2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Education
Program
Education
Supervisor
Dr. Roger Clark
Abstract
This thesis focuses on the transformational role art and education played in the life of a female learner and educator whose culture of origin sanctioned neither. This study uses autoethnography (self-study) as research method and postmodern theory as a framework to explore my struggle to obtain an education in Canada and develop visual art skills. The findings of my research are explored through a self portrait I created specifically for this purpose. Art and Education are a cultural transgression against Old Colony Mennonite ideology. Considerable research has been conducted on Mennonites from Mexico, however; research is unavailable on what it is like to live through the transition of life from Mexico to Canada, especially from a female perspective. I was born in Mexico, migrated between Canada and Mexico, and was eventually raised in south - western Ontario.
Recommended Citation
Langeman, Ann, "Cultural Transgression: The Pursuit of Art and Education" (2011). Digitized Theses. 3313.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/3313