Date of Graduation
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Geology and Geography
Committee Chair
Robert Hanham
Committee Member
Trevor Harris
Committee Member
Alison Hanham
Abstract
Recent Scholarship in geography explores the cultural identity of place by analyzing literature, music and art, but few scholars have studied pottery art, one of the oldest forms of art making. This study of Seagrove, a small central North Carolina town with a long tradition of locally produced pottery, examines the way place identity develops, is presented, takes multiple forms, and is contested through pottery art. Further, it explores the concept of institutionalized place identity by analyzing the impact of a new Pottery Center and Museum in this town. The research has carried out by means of open-ended interviews with residents, analysis of public documents and private archives, participant observation, and the interpretation of local pottery.
Recommended Citation
Hung, Li-Ting, ""They don't throw, they turn; they don't fire, they burn": Place and identity in Seagrove, North Carolina." (1999). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10418.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10418