Date of Award
Summer 7-25-2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Grace Harpster
Second Advisor
Jennifer Siegler
Third Advisor
Susan Richmond
Abstract
My thesis focuses on the simple lattice or cross-stitch motif that is present throughout the design program at the Classic Maya site of Uxmal. I use the Nunnery Quadrangle building group to address imposed gender association that have evolved during its study. I argue that the layering of craft practices referenced in the facades' making have been under-considered and point to an alternative interpretation of Classic Maya gender and relationships that call Western-derived gender categories and power structures into question.
Recommended Citation
Cannon, Cassidy, "Cross-stitched Stones: Untangling Gender and Ritual from the "Simple Lattice" Motif at Uxmal." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2024.
https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/330
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