The construction of gender through Man Ray`s Le Violon d`Ingres

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The construction of gender through Man Ray's Le
Violon d'Ingres
Louise Strandoo
Western Washington University
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Louise Strandoo, "The construction of gender through Man Ray's Le Violon d'Ingres" (May 15, 2015). Scholars Week. Paper 51.
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The Construction of Gender Through
Man Ray’s Le Violon D’Ingres
I utilize theories of performativity and surrealism to
argue that this image rhetorically constitutes material
conceptions of femininity and normalized bodies.
Author: Louise Strandoo
Department of Communications