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Returning To North Dakota, Linnea Nelson

Floodwall Magazine

Runner-up for the 2023 Thomas McGrath Award for Poetry

Planting Greek Tomatoes, Linnea Nelson

Floodwall Magazine

Runner-up for the 2023 Thomas McGrath Award for Poetry

Maria, Maiken Møller-Andersen

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Gail And His Snails, Brenden Kimpe

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Mug Of Adoration, Savana Middleton

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Last Breath, Nyah Kauders

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Marie In The Fall, Nyah Kauders

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Dear Already Amused Reader, Lala Guse

Floodwall Magazine

Winner of the 2023 John Little Fiction Scholarship

Abstraction, Casey Fuller

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Prairie, Casey Fuller

Floodwall Magazine

Winner of the 2023 Thomas McGrath Award for Poetry

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Blues, Chad Erickstad

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Meeting, Casey Fuller

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Saga Of James Wolfe, Ian Ellenson

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

I Linger, Valkyrie Bradford

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Bees, Amanda Babcock

Floodwall Magazine

Runner-up for the 2023 John Little Fiction Scholarship

What Is Love? (Baby Don’T Hurt Me), Clara Anderson-Cameron

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Tattoos And Chopsticks: My Mother And I, Claire Arneson

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

I Hope You Read This And Feel Awful, Clara Anderson-Cameron

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Sounds Of The Shore: An Afrofuturistic Double Record Performed Through Vernacular Technology, Collin Bright

Masters Theses, 2020-current

Predominately white institutions are socially exclusive hostile environments that uphold white heteronormative patriarchal systems (Harper, 2013; Holliday & Squires, 2021; Razzante, 2018). The everyday task of existing on campus is a struggle for students of color as they are asked to enter spaces/places that are not diverse, inclusive, equitable, or accepting. To address the oppressive and dismissive forces of campus, my thesis uses Afrofuturism to reimagine what it means to exist as a student of color at a PWI. Afrofuturism is a “counter-imaginative cultur[al]” aesthetic-based practice that uses creative postcolonial critiques to reimagine future possibilities (Asante & Pindi, 2020; Pirker …

The Exile's War, Stephen Edwards Arnold

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

In Gaelwyn, the village of a thousand stories, Katchan receives a powerful ruby and an ancient technique called writing hidden by his grandmother, Maggaline. Jealous of the power Katchan has, the village Elder seeks to destroy him. After escaping the Elder, Katchan must leave his home and traverse a dangerous and mysterious wasteland that will lead him directly into an ancient conflict that lost a powerful empire to the sands of time.

The Dark House And Its Inhabitants, Emily Bielski

MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture

From the inception of the genre, Gothic horror has been fixated on the domestic space in distress. This essay explores domestic archetypes and roles of the Gothic novel, serving as a “tour of the house”, analyzing the iconography of the dark castle, and how it externalizes and exacerbates the fears and behaviors of its inhabitants. The power dynamic of the household is starkly divided by the expectations and authority of masculine and feminine figures. In turn the “house” becomes a vehicle for the anxieties of the inhabitants—both experienced and inflicted—regarding gender, sexuality, isolation, and abuse. Exploration of the visual and …

Legends Of Light: Crafting Middle Grade Fantasy In The Tradition Of Catholic Philosophy And Medieval Visual Culture, Bernadette Lamb

MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture

This essay promotes the writing and illustrating of middle grade literature that mirrors the wonder-inducing experiences of leafing through an illuminated manuscript and stepping into a Gothic cathedral. An examination of Catholic medieval visual culture moves into a discussion on its underlying philosophy and theology, which are profoundly centered on relational healing and the dignity of the human person. Christian writers including St. Pope John Paul II, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Josef Pieper, Madeline L’Engle, Dr. Bob Schuchts, Makoto Fujimura, and Andrew Peterson inform an exploration of mercy, forgiveness, and love as self-gift in the context of illustration and storytelling …

Mothering As Feminism, Meera Patel

MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture

This critical essay proposes the concept of mothering-as-feminism, with the intention of interrogating American ideals of mothering and caregiving. Reforming the way we view mothering, as it relates to feminism, requires a re-evaluation of the American role of women and mothers—and how they are portrayed (and therefore seen and understood), valued, and supported. Focusing on the evolution of feminist theory throughout the past 70 years, as well as personal and secondary experiences, I demonstrate how political and social change occurs generationally and is dependent on the education of our children. Ultimately, I show the important role children’s literature plays …

Wronged Women: A Foray Into The Wronged Woman's Mind, Suzanna Poole

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

This capstone is about the wronged woman and how she is the the hated woman, the lonely woman, or the crazy woman. I have been a wronged woman and know countless women in my life that have been wronged in some sort of way; either by a lover, a friend, family, or even herself. This project was created to put a spotlight on these various women. My research covered various mental illnesses that occured after a woman was wronged and the ways these can affect women. I wrote four short screenplays about various women at different ages in their lives: …

How Medical Cannabis Took Root In Mississippi, Loral Winn

Honors Theses

How Medical Cannabis Took Root in Mississippi

(Under the direction of Dr. Iveta Imre)

How Medical Cannabis Took Root in Mississippi is a multimedia journalism piece that follows the timeline of medical cannabis’ legalization in Mississippi through the lives and lenses of characters from each sector of the medical marijuana industry. Written in a journalistic style with hints of narrative methods, the article tells the story of medical cannabis advocates, current patients, state registered practitioners, dispensary owners and employees, and a family-owned cultivation facility while also providing concrete evidence and facts about the legislation and regulations included in the state’s …

The Lonely Sea, Valkyrie Bradford

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Midnight Occurrences, Valkyrie Bradford

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Ideal Deconstructed, Kira Symington

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Lost And Found, Julia Tietz

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Warp Test, Jonathan Sladko

Floodwall Magazine

No abstract provided.