JRG Dissertation for Defense Final
Crafting Objects, Selves, Links: The Embodied Production of Relational Exchange in Performances of Craft in the United States A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BY Jessie Glover IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Dr. Sonja Kuftinec – Adviser and Dr. Margaret Werry – Co-Adviser May 2011 © Jessie Glover 2011 Acknowledgements I am indebted to many crafters for their welcome, their generosity with their time, for their insights and enthusiasm, but I want to acknowledge a few in particular: Olivera Bratich, Emily Westenhauser, Amy Dalrymple, Sharon Dorsey, Alissa Sorenson, Trish Hoskins, Elisabeth Haldwell, Alex Martin, Kristina Wong, Kaoru Kinoshita, Nancy Mambi, Eiraan Lorsung, Faythe Levine, Callie Janoff, and Chrissie S. The cast of As It Is In Heaven surprised me with their creativity and commitment and really got this whole thing started, and Kym Longhi inadvertently gave me a research mantra in addition to one useful for performance. My advisors, Sonja Kuftinec and Margaret Werry, have been so generous and persistent with their feedback and guidance, evidencing a range and depth of insight that has deeply impacted and impressed me—they have on so many occasions motivated me to keep pushing, expecting more of me. I am incredibly thankful for their commitment to my project. David Valentine and Michal Kobialka each have contributed key discourses and critical frameworks in my education, and I consider myself fortunate to have them on my committee. I am thankful the support (financial and otherwise) provided by the University of Minnesota and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, and for the stimulating academic environment enhanced by the other graduate students in my program during the first several years of my graduate study.
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