Assignment Question
With the research question:
How does the utilization of iconology in Catherine Opie’s photograph “self portrait/cutting” 1993, represent and challenge the traditional notions of gender identity and queerness with the harshness of this visual representation intensifying this impact.
Using 2 theoretical frameworks: Iconology of the artwork and Queer theory, discuss how the frameworks compliment or challenge each other and how the case helps to discover their generative potential and/or limitations. Create an argumentation presenting a close reading of the object and evidence related to it.
The emphasis of your analysis should be on how the selected methodology/ theory allows you to focus on some issues, while other elements might fall outside the framework, finding the context of its social relevance. Only use scholarly sources and Chicago Style references, use footnotes and paraphrase when using sources. Sources will be provided.
