Background
Collet, Penelope Josephine was born on March 30, 1949 in Nottingham, England. Arrived in Australia, 1952. Daughter of Eugeniusz and Victorine Szomanski.
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Women Contesting The Mainstream Discourses Of The Art World (Women's Studies)
(A neglected area of publishing in the visual arts is that...)
A neglected area of publishing in the visual arts is that of women's perceptions and strategies for sustaining their careers as artists. This book reports on research which investigated the formative life experiences of nine women and how they perceived their positions as students, artists, art teachers and family members in relation to the discourses dominant in their lives. The study aimed to identify new discursive practices undertaken by the women to contest their positioning. It used feminist poststructuralist methodology that acknowledged the notion of constitution and positioning of the subject in discourse. This innovative methodology is valuable for researchers in a range of disciplines not only in studying careers of women but also other marginalised groups. Because of the reliance on the women's voices, the text contributes rich pictures of women's lives and their attempts to negotiate their careers in workplaces they described as "battle grounds". Consequently the text has a wider appeal to readers interested in women's careers and art practice. Obstacles to careers reported in the literature were confirmed by the experiences of the women who were able to challenge and restructure constraining discourses. They utilised a range of strategies to negotiate obstacles and, based on the women's experiences and the literature, the author is then able to propose further possible strategies.
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Penelope Josephine Collet
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Diploma in Teaching, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, 1978. Bachelor of Education, Deaking University, Geelong, Australia, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 1998.
Career
Teacher State Department Education, Melbourne, 1979—1995. Lecturer LaTrobe University, Bendigo, Australia, 1992—1994, Australia, 1999—2004, senior lecturer Australia, since 2005. Coordinator postgraduate studiesand research, acquisitions curator LaTrobe University, Bendigo, since 2005.
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Women Contesting The Mainstream Discourses Of The Art World (Women's Studies)
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Women Contesting The Mainstream Discourses Of The Art World (Women's Studies)
Membership
Convenor Women's Electoral Lobby, Geelong, 1977—1978. Member of Art Education Australia (member editorial board since 2003), Art Education Victoria.
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Married Colin Karl Collet (divorced). Children: Amber, Leona, Tristan Adam.
