Women’s Contribution to Timor-Leste’s Art and Culture

This thesis examines and reflects upon the changes and development of Timor-Leste’s arts and cultural discourse from its pre-colonial origins to the present day, especially the influence and contribution of East Timorese women in the areas of textiles, basketry, ceramics and the performance arts. Th...

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Main Author: Madeira, Maria Imaculada
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77511
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description This thesis examines and reflects upon the changes and development of Timor-Leste’s arts and cultural discourse from its pre-colonial origins to the present day, especially the influence and contribution of East Timorese women in the areas of textiles, basketry, ceramics and the performance arts. The research is conducted from the researcher’s active position as a Timorese female visual artist, providing a new perspective on the existing discourse, which has sidelined the practices of female visual artists.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-775112021-12-17T02:53:30Z Women’s Contribution to Timor-Leste’s Art and Culture Madeira, Maria Imaculada This thesis examines and reflects upon the changes and development of Timor-Leste’s arts and cultural discourse from its pre-colonial origins to the present day, especially the influence and contribution of East Timorese women in the areas of textiles, basketry, ceramics and the performance arts. The research is conducted from the researcher’s active position as a Timorese female visual artist, providing a new perspective on the existing discourse, which has sidelined the practices of female visual artists. 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77511 Curtin University fulltext
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title_full Women’s Contribution to Timor-Leste’s Art and Culture
title_fullStr Women’s Contribution to Timor-Leste’s Art and Culture
title_full_unstemmed Women’s Contribution to Timor-Leste’s Art and Culture
title_short Women’s Contribution to Timor-Leste’s Art and Culture
title_sort women’s contribution to timor-leste’s art and culture
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