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The Performance of Identity in Visual Images (painting, photography)
- Authors: Antonian K.G.1, Sokolova N.A.2
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Affiliations:
- Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
- Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University
- Issue: No 4(898) (2025)
- Pages: 127–134
- Section: Cultural studies
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/292047
- ID: 292047
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The purpose of the article is to analyze the performative nature of identity. Performativity is reflected in visual images. The research is based on the material of painting and photography. A painting and a photograph are a representation of the identity of the author (artist, photographer) and the depicted object. The image is now being presented as a new scientific tool, they contain socio-cultural meanings and are actors. Methodologically, the research is based on culturological and performative approaches. This methodology allows us to explore identity in the context of changing socio-cultural conditions. The research contributes to the understanding of the image as a «scene» in which the performance unfolds.
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Karina Georgievna Antonian
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
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Email: tursa@list.ru
PhD (Culturology), Associate Professor, Associate Professor at the Department of Theory and History of Culture
Russian FederationNina Alexandrovna Sokolova
Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University
Email: alonsa@inbox.ru
PhD (Philosophy), Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences
Russian FederationReferences
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