The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Electronic Theses and Dissertations Fogler Library Spring 5-12-2018 The ecesN sity of Agency:Social Practice in Late Capitalist Modes of Cultural Production Susan L. Smith University of Maine,
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[email protected]. THE NECESSITY OF AGENCY: SOCIAL PRACTICE IN LATE CAPITALIST MODES OF CULTURAL PRODUCTION By Susan L. Smith B.F.A. University of Maine, 2011 M F.A. University of Maine, 2014 A DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Interdisciplinary in Social Practice and Critical Theory) The Graduate School The University of Maine May 2018 Advisory Committee: Laurie E. Hicks, Professor of Art, Co-chair Owen F. Smith, Professor of Intermedia, Co-chair Joline Blais, Professor of New Media Michael Grillo, Professor of Art History Susan Groce, Professor of Art Carol Ayoob , Professor of Art Copyright 2018 Susan L Smith ii THE NECESSITY OF AGENCY: SOCIAL PRACTICE IN LATE CAPITALIST MODES OF CULTURAL PRODUCTION By Susan L.