Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of English
First Advisor
Leni Zumas
Date of Publication
Spring 9-29-2017
Document Type
Closed Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing
Department
English
Language
English
Subjects
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction, Psychic trauma -- Fiction
DOI
10.15760/etd.5830
Physical Description
1 online resource (ii, 113 pages)
Abstract
The works of creative writing which culminate in this thesis explore themes of everyday trauma, the gendered body as rendered in writing, and writing as propelled by the aural senses above factors such as logic and plot. Dysphoria of identity through gendered, geographical, and institutional means pervades each work in instances that range from the subtle to the all-consuming. Rhythm and intuition bond at the sentence level in each work, rendering a wildness to the pages. Moved by sensation rather than a drive to make something abundantly clear, the revelations of reading arrive at a level of the associative, the dreamy, and the sound of certain syllables and words as juxtaposed with deliberation posing as spontaneity. Grappling with a simultaneous urge to assimilate and to reject societal and geographical cultural norms, there is a fraught tension and a charged friction to the entire thesis herein.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22145
Recommended Citation
Jayroe, Susannah Katherine, "Meat Shack and Other Creative Works" (2017). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3946.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5830
Comments
This thesis is only available to students, faculty and staff at PSU.