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Keywords

Feminism--Religious aspects--Christianity--Drama; Feminism--Religious aspects--Christianity; Drama; Academic theses;

Abstract

Bible Beater/Bra Burner: Liminal Experiences of Christian & Feminist identity explores the relationship between Christian and feminist identity. Through ethnography and ethnodrama, this project examines the ways fifteen women in eastern Iowa negotiate the relationship between Christianity and feminism in their daily lives, the ways language functions for and against these performances of self, and the ways staged performance can be used to approach these specific issues of women's identity. The ethnodrama written from interview and autoethnographic data, Bible Beater/Bra Burner, was performed in the University of Northern Iowa Interpreters Theatre on April 20-22, 2006. Bible Beater/Bra Burner employs creative theatre techniques to create a dialogic conversation and exploration of women's perspectives on Christianity and feminism.

Year of Submission

2006

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Communication Studies

First Advisor

Karen S. Mitchell

Second Advisor

Phyllis Carlin

Third Advisor

April Chatham-Carpenter

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Date Original

2006

Object Description

1 PDF file (158 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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