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Being A Minority At Syracuse University, Pamela Flores

Intertext

No abstract provided.

Section Intro: (Un)Common Ground, Jung Won Nam, Berri Wilmore

Intertext

No abstract provided.

Living Document: An Exploration Of “Self” Through Lyric & Hybrid Forms, Shannon Sweeney

Honors Theses

In the famously confessional field of creative nonfiction, the question of preserving one’s privacy is perhaps best explored by means of lyrical or hybrid essays; an explorative piece found at the intersection of poetic form and prose, between objective fact and creative presentation, which “sets off on an uncharted course through interlocking webs of idea, circumstance, and language - a pursuit with no foreknown conclusion, [and] an arrival that might still leave the writer questioning,” according to Noam Dorr. This pursuit without strict purpose allows for writers to dissect and discover the intricacies of seemingly straightforward topics: truth, memory, even …

Eclipsed By Culture, Andrea Diamond

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The purpose of this thesis is to explore through poetry my conflicted relationship with an abusive, narcissistic father, a father who passed down to me the after-effects of generations of inherited trauma and traditions of patriarchy. In a narrative arc unfolding through domestic scenes and deepened with metaphor, I offer readers the story of my struggle to accept the personal and psychological damage I experienced as a child, to forgive, and to achieve a measure of healing so that my experience might benefit others. Using poetry enabled me to distill elements of my circumstances that, in my lived experience, were …

The Wild Diamond Diaries: Healing Alongside America's Wild Horses, Megan Emily

All NMU Master's Theses

To some, America’s free-roaming Mustangs and burros symbolize liberty and beauty. To others, these equines are feral at best, invasive at worst. They have a reputation for being useless, destructive, and untrainable. Yet my childhood horse—gifted to my family when I was three—was a gentled Mustang, W.D. Through W.D., I first encountered these horses’ kind dispositions, composure, and hardiness. After my younger sister died in a riding accident with another horse, my parents rehomed W.D. The devastating loss of both my sister and horse sparked my lifelong interest in Mustangs’ lives in the wild and journey into domestication, especially via …

The Prodigy Of Existence: An Essay On Identity And Its Constraints With Original Poems, Azariah Butler Ruthford

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This research essay and collection of poems will highlight key moments in coming to terms with identity. For myself, these identities include race, sexuality, and gender. I have found an expressive outlet through poetry in which I can deduce experiences and make them more approachable for the audience from the perspective of a black, homosexual man. Similarly, Toni Morrison tasks the readers to understand the ways in which identities propose limitations on individuals in her novel, Beloved .The pieces included in this selection will illustrate how life experiences often dictate ones’ identity, and how exploring these differences can inspire both …

Blend It Like Beckett: Samuel Beckett And Experimental Contemporary Creative Writing, Sam Nicole Campbell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Samuel Beckett penned novels, short stories, poetry, stage plays, radio plays, and scripts—and he did each in a way that blended genre, challenged the norms of creative writing, and surprised audiences around the globe. His experimental approach to creative writing included the use of absurdism, genre-hybridization, and ergodicism, which led to Beckett fundamentally changing the approach to creative writing. His aesthetics have trickled down through the years and can be seen in contemporary works, including Aimee Bender’s short story collection The Girl in the Flammable Skirt and Mark Z. Danielewski’s novel House of Leaves[1]. By examining these works …

No Vacancy: Family Vacations On The Road, On The Water, And On The Edge., Amy Jackson Sellers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a memoir about the best and worst of traveling on summer vacations with my family as a child and as an adult. This piece is an ode to both my parents and to the art of the family road-trip, which is all but lost thanks to cheap flights, cell phone screens, and a general reluctance to take significant time off work. By alternating between lighter and heavier material with each chapter, this memoir avoids the saccharine nature of nostalgia while still being true to all the brilliance and poignancy of the past. By telling the chapters through …

Skin: Stories, Poems, And Essays, Amanda G. Hadlock

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

This thesis begins with a critical introduction which analyzes the use of objective correlative and varying points of view in creative writing in order to generate dialogue on cultural issues. I relate theories from Edward T. Hall, T.S. Eliot, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Lubomír Doležel to my own writing. Additionally, I situate my own multi-genre writing with work of contemporaries such as Maggie Nelson and Claudia Rankine. My hypothesis is that writers can use an objective correlative (Eliot) from the top of the cultural iceberg (Hall) as an entry point to representing deeper, more fraught cultural issues. Additionally, by experimenting with …

Chasing Reflections, Daniel Fleischman

Gandy Dancer Archives

No abstract provided.

Sisters, Aliyha Gill

Gandy Dancer Archives

No abstract provided.

Resting Wings, Gabrielle Esposito

Gandy Dancer Archives

No abstract provided.

Remote Voices: Holding My Breath, D’Arcy Hearn

Gandy Dancer Archives

No abstract provided.

"Cocky" Pants, Kalena Grey

KUCC -- Kutztown University Composition Conference

This work is a narrative essay I wrote for my composition 100 class about one of the biggest aspects of my life, my Jamaican heritage. I grew up hearing my mom pronounce the color "khaki" as "cocky," and it just so happened to rub off on my vernacular in my younger years, as well as my life now as a 20-year-old. I hope this essay gives a peak into my life and find some humor in it as well as some of its cultural aspects.

Stuart Beal

Barrio Writers

No abstract provided.

Emileigh Chassell

Barrio Writers

No abstract provided.

Cameron Daniels

Barrio Writers

No abstract provided.

Locked Up And Locked Out: True Stories Of Individuals Who Experienced The Intersection Between Homelessness And The Criminal Justice System, Jean Johnson

Senior Honors Projects

JEAN JOHNSON (Criminology & Criminal Justice)

Locked Up and Locked Out: True Stories of the Interlocking Cycle of

Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System

Sponsor: Jill Doerner (Criminology & Criminal Justice, Sociology & Anthropology), Heather Johnson (Writing & Rhetoric)

Key locks work when a key made with teeth is placed into a cylinder with a series of pins and tumblers. If you don’t insert the right key one or more of the pins will remain in the way, preventing the key from turning and the lock will remain closed. According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, tens of …

The Lantern, 2019-2020, Colleen Murphy, Jeremy Moyer, Adam Mlodzinski, Samuel Ernst, Lauren Toscano, Gabriel Tenaglia, Griffin Banks, Madison Mccolgan, Ria Malones, Rachel Thornton, Gabby Demelfi, Liam Worcheck, Ryan Savage, Vanessa Worley, Aviva Schuh, Emily Bradigan, Kiley Addis, Shayna Kushner, Kevin Leon, Tommy Armstrong, Matthew Schmitz, Millie Drury, Jenna Lozzi, Sarah Buck, Cyn Ercole, Morgan Mason, Janice Partee, Madison Rodak, Daniel Walker, Jordan Gagan, Brooke Yanaga, Kate I. Foley, Matthew Li, Zach Brink, Jessica White, Anastasia Dziekan, Jadidsa Perez, Ian Abrahams, Lindsey Reilly, Kalina Witkowska, Kristen Cooney, Julia Paiano, Kylie Halko, Tiffini Eckenrod, Kelsey Gavin

The Lantern Literary Magazines, 1933 to Present

Cochlea, Greek for Snail • That Light in the Sky • Overview Effect • The Running Man • Sunset • Rabbits • What Happened While You Were Drunk Last Saturday Night • 21st Century Frankenstein • Passing • I Saw the Veil • Star Crossed • Subtle Hints • Hungry • Basement High • The Night Who Lost Its Stars • Remnants • Nostalgia • I Want to Go to Bed • Wooden Car Blues • Silver Honey • The Breakup • Here's to Losing You • Marfa • Cold Wind Blows • Last Week • 6/12/2019 • These Feather …

Amjambo Africa! (April 2020), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In This Issue...

ILAP on TPS for Somalia.............p. 2

From Camden to Portland........p. 10

Cultivating Community............p. 14

Amjambo Africa for Teachers..p. 15

FAQ about COVID-19..............p. 16

Food Resources ...................p. 20/21

Miss Muslimah 2020 .................p. 22

US-Canada border crossings ...p. 22

The Memorialist, Lindsey Houchin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The Memorialist is a work of creative nonfiction. In this long-form essay, the author digests the memories and secondhand stories unearthed while exploring the junked, rusted, and wrecked life of an eccentric uncle who was preceded in death by his sister, the author’s mother. Through its associative and slippery structure, it follows the author as she untangles two histories halted—connected, contrasting lives disrupted by death. Meditative and metaphorical, the narrative explores both the beauty and burden of death through the eulogy form in a quest to determine how to memorialize a life defined by what death leaves behind.

Captain America Chopsticks, Jenna San Diego

The Diana McDonald Writer's Challenge

In her descriptive essay “Captain America Chopsticks,” Jenna San Diego uses her lifelong admiration of the confidant, patriotic, heroic Captain America to explore her personal struggles with growing up Asian and American in a Midwest town.

Santa Clara Review, Vol. 107, No. 2, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Review

No abstract provided.

Ivy Leaves, Volume 95, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 2020 edition of the Anderson University journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Emma Morris, Sarah Grace Hoover, Lucy Kirkpatrick, Alli Kennedy, Genevieve Rice, Hayden Dutschke, Cameron Mason, Larisa Crowder, Kristopher Sutherland, Emily Britton, Savannah Smith, Megan Adams, Terra Baughn, Carson Long, David Stancil, Allie Thompson, Taylor Harrison, Meredith Guio, Austin Rusher, Taylor Smith, Ashley Stone, Abigail Timms, Teresa Jones, and Tim Speaker.

2020 Spring Quiz & Quill Magazine, English Department

Quiz and Quill

No abstract provided.

T&C Magazine Issue 21 - Spring 2020, T&C Media

T&C Magazine

Articles Include: Sincerely, the seniors// Student sound: music to our ears// Not all athletes are human// Ending the stigma// Cards with cool internships// Stereotypes, shattered// Debate debrief// Beyond the diagnosis// Behind closed doors// Remembering 'Big Nige'

Captain America Chopsticks, Jenna San Diego

The Diana McDonald Writer's Challenge

In her descriptive essay “Captain America Chopsticks,” Jenna San Diego uses her lifelong admiration of the confidant, patriotic, heroic Captain America to explore her personal struggles with growing up Asian and American in a Midwest town.

Low Textbook Cost Syllabus For Eng 2150 (Writing Ii), Maxine Krenzel

Open Educational Resources

Welcome to English 2150, a writing and reading intensive course that will introduce you to the practice and process of conducting original research. This class will walk you through the research process step-by-step, from drafting an initial research question, to reading and analyzing archival and secondary sources, and eventually mapping out your findings in a final research portfolio. You will learn over the course of the semester that the research process begins with simply asking a question that addresses a topic or issue that impacts you in some way; it is my hope that by the end of the semester, …

Touching The Center That Burns: An Exorcism, Maggie Finch

All NMU Master's Theses

This thesis seeks to explore the relationship between language, traumatic memory, and identity. Through a cross-genre creative style of writing and scholarship, the writer engages with trauma theory, performative language theory, psychoanalysis, and literature in order to illuminate how language, in its various forms, is the key to self-reclamation after a traumatic event terrorizes the body and mind. Additionally, through the lens of personal narrative, the writer investigates how relationships with language, the reverberations of trauma, and the tumultuous motion of our formative years can affect the development of identity by way of memory. The scope of the narrative illustrates …

Creative Writers Festival 2020 Poster, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Smith Center Lobby

Creative Writers Festival 2020

Saturday, March 21, 2020, 7:30pm

Sunday, March 22, 2020, 2pm