First Advisor
Justin Hocking
Date of Award
Spring 6-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Liberal Studies and University Honors
Department
Liberal Studies
Language
English
Subjects
memoir, autoethnography, creative writing, identity, creative memoir, trauma
Abstract
This thesis is an interdisciplinary exploration into identity, self, and meaning-making. Engaging queer studies, Chicano/a Studies, narrative therapy, creative nonfiction, and visual arts, this project is both a collage and self-portrait in two parts. Part one uses the ideas of philosophers Gloria Anzaldúa, María Lugones, Jack Halberstam, and Judith Butler to explore identity formation in the author’s family and social contexts. Part two follows the experience of having C-PTSD and uses memoir and creative writing to explore the narrative therapeutic mode. Both sections explore themes of identity, social isolation, relationships, failure, mental illness, trauma, and addiction. The work is underscored by a storyline of family dysfunction.
Recommended Citation
Flores, Maria R., "The Realm That I Am: An Interdisciplinary Memoir on Identity and Healing" (2024). University Honors Theses. Paper 1488.
Included in
Chicana/o Studies Commons, Feminist Philosophy Commons, Latin American Languages and Societies Commons, Latina/o Studies Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Nonfiction Commons, Queer Studies Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons