She Poses On A Wailing Stage,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
She Poses On A Wailing Stage, Kara Marie Hollowell
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
She Poses on a Wailing Stage is a work of autofiction that is part epistolary and part bildungsroman. The main protagonist Charlotte is for me a vessel to channel my thoughts on the aftermath of an abusive relationship I found myself trapped. She Poses on a Wailing Stage is a story that, at its core, is about a woman overcoming the negative effects of loneliness and becoming an active agent in her escape with the help of a support system to obtain a more fulfilling and truthful life. My goal of this novel is to challenge the perception of abused …
A Life Of Work,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
A Life Of Work, David Labounty
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
A Life of Work is an examination of workplace nonfiction where work is, for good or bad, a defining moment in a personâ??s life. This collection of creative nonfiction essays about the jobs that have shaped me was created to encourage people to tell their own tales. There is nothing groundbreaking about the work I have done (and continue to do); however, by sharing my experiences, I hope to spark other workplace remembrances, be they stories about slogging away for fifty years on one job or having multiple rewarding careers. The work we do has an enormous impact on the …
I Lie Awake,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
I Lie Awake, Pauline Juliet Ku
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Maggie Kim is a Korean American girl coming of age in Chicago and San Jose before moving to Pasadena, CA to study Biology at Caltech. Her struggles with her own sexuality, immediate family, growing up in an abusive church, traumatic memories and hallucinations and delusions make for a riveting read that validates her personal experience through trauma, stigma, and mental illness in the first-person point of view.
Remnants: The Family Archive As A Foundation Of Historical Fiction The Match,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
Remnants: The Family Archive As A Foundation Of Historical Fiction The Match, Melisa A. Spencer
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
This work addresses the role of the family archive and how it serves as a basis for historical fiction.
Limones,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
Limones, Margarita Vargas
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
A coming-of-age story of a teenage boyâ??s run-in with first love while attempting to distinguish himself amongst the cultural noise, all the while never losing sight of his dream to become a professional soccer player. Raised as a lime farmer, Natán is attuned to the beauty and bounty that nature has to offer and often returns to el rÃo as a means to connect to the whispers of his heart.
Tabby Canyon,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
Tabby Canyon, Jamie Rae Crowley Meyer
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Critical Preface1.1 Scope
In Native American traditions, dreams are a significant part of their culture. They are believed to help one connect or communicate with the spiritual world. This ability is not limited to warriors or medicine men, anyone may contribute to the spiritual knowledge of the tribe. Many nations seek visions at a young age, and children are asked about their dreams. Each tribe across the country has a different way they may interpret the dreams. Typically, dreams often have a metaphorical/symbolic, literal, or prophetic meaning.
Whereas, in many non-indigenous cultures, individuals see dreams as something to be forgotten, …
The Body Seeking Magnificence,
2023
Utah State University
The Body Seeking Magnificence, Taylor Franson Thiel
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This thesis focuses on how my time as a college athlete, my relationship with my mother, and my experience of an abusive relationship have intersected to impact my personal relationship with my body as I have fluctuated between trying to make it perfect, trying to ruin it, and trying to love it. The collection of poems examines how these forces collided in various ways to change how I thought about myself and my identity. After dealing with the idealized version of what a college athlete should look like and act like, inherited trauma from a mother, and trauma from a …
Desert Body,
2023
Utah State University
Desert Body, Lauren Mckinnon
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This thesis is a collection of poems examining certain paradoxes of my body. As a survivor of sexual violence, my body relives trauma which makes it feel uninhabitable. I compare my experiences with the Southern Utah desert. The physical beauty, destruction and inhabitability of the desert teaches me to accept my body as both beautiful and full of grief. The poems move chronologically through my life, beginning with an abusive relationship at the age of sixteen, a move to Moab at nineteen, and becoming a mother at twenty-five. Ultimately, with the desert as my guide, I learn to accept my …
Kiss To The Fist,
2023
SUNY Geneseo
The Astonishing,
2023
SUNY Geneseo
Nesting,
2023
University at Buffalo
The God-Fearing Bird Feeder,
2023
SUNY Geneseo
The God-Fearing Bird Feeder, Mollie Mcmullan
Gandy Dancer Archives
No abstract provided.
Crisp,
2023
SUNY Purchase
Poisoned Against The Moon,
2023
SUNY Geneseo
Poisoned Against The Moon, Mollie Mcmullan
Gandy Dancer Archives
No abstract provided.
S.S. Scarlett,
2023
SUNY Geneseo
Learned Helplessness,
2023
SUNY Geneseo
Currencies Of Loyalty,
2023
SUNY Geneseo
Dry,
2023
SUNY Fredonia
Lover's Quarrel,
2023
SUNY Geneseo
On Moving // Letter To Lesbos,
2023
SUNY Purchase
On Moving // Letter To Lesbos, Sammie Terpening
Gandy Dancer Archives
No abstract provided.
