From Virtue to Power: Explorations in Female Heroism – The Mosaics of Lilian Broca
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Broca utilizes the medium of mosaic, since traditionally, it was a medium patronized by the most wealthy and privileged of ancient society. They were the sector of society who determined which stories would be most broadly disseminated and ultimately survive. Broca’s work is postmodern employing both the concepts of temporality and axiology. For Broca, time and history are fluid. By utilizing the predominately masculine medium of mosaic to tell feminst stories she strives to resolve history’s sins of omissions and the general absence of the female perspective in ancient history.
Finally, Broca notes that the media and placement of ancient monumental art has done much to elevate the stories of male heros above women. In this regard, she reflects Paul Veyne’s concept of axiology, a term which enables social historians to evaluate the fluctuating value of social trends and historic objects. Broca suggests that by inserting a female narrative into ancient monumental art forms such as mosaic the stories of ancient women will finally be accorded with the same dignity and respect as their male counter parts.
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- Boccaccio 2001 G. Boccaccio, “Life of Dido”, Famous Women (The I Tatti Renaissance Library), V. Brown (trans.), Harvard.
- Broca 2015 Lilian Broca Interview, 5 January
- Broca 2020a Lilian Broca, Interview, 15 February.
- Broca 2020b Lilian Broca, Interview, 3 March.
- Broca et al. 2011 L. Broca - S. Campbell - Y. Wosk, with Judy Chicago (intro.), The Hidden and the Revealed: The Esther Mosaics of Lilian Broca, Gefen Publishing House. Clarke 2007 A. Clarke, Prestige, Piety and Moral Perfection: Deruta Maiolica, the Social and Cultural Value of a Decorative Art, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of British Columbia.
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Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Arkeoloji
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
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Angela Clarke
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0000-0002-4876-5374
Canada
Yayımlanma Tarihi
2 Kasım 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
1 Mayıs 2020
Kabul Tarihi
17 Ağustos 2020
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Sayı: 13