THE GOOEY, THE BLOODY, AND JUST PLAIN GROSS: EXPLORING ART AND VISUAL CULTURE WITH AN ABJECT VISUAL METHODOLOGY BY SUSAN BRIANA LIVINGSTON DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 Urbana, Illinois Doctoral Committee: Professor Paul Duncum, Chair, Director of Research Assistant Professor Laura Hetrick Professor Brett Kaplan Assistant Professor Jorge Lucero