Interrelated histories, practices, and forms of communication: Using Arabic calligraphy to learn Arabic typography
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Banan Ahmed Al-Ansari
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Kalin, Nadine
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of North Texas
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
437
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-53377-3
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Art Education and Art History
Body granting the degree
University of North Texas
Text preceding or following the note
2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
In this self-study inquiry, I studied my graphic design practice in a professional setting, focusing on my Arabic typographic skills and knowledge. My roles as researcher and design educator indivisibly intertwined throughout this research. I worked to understand the value of calligraphy in art and design education, highlighting its power as an art form while also emphasizing its pedagogical potentials. I utilized two theoretical approaches suited to investigating and understanding the Arabic letters as text and image, Ibn Arabi's science of letters, or 'ilm al-hurûf, and semiotics. I applied my theoretical framework to three distinctive artworks to investigate their uses of the Arabic letters, contemplating their roles in modern and contemporary Arab art.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Art education; Art history; Design
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Communication and the arts;Education;Arabic calligraphy;Arabic typography curriculum;Ibn Arabi theory;Science of letters;Semiotics;Visual analysis