posted on 2023-08-04, 11:38authored byJessica Williams-Sullivan
<p>This story collection contains seven stories that explore community, friendship, history, mythology, and the complexities of society and human nature. Many of the stories involve an element of the fantastical, some leaning into different worlds entirely, to explores these themes. The collection begins an experimental historical fiction piece, based on real people and some true events, specifically Dr. James Marion Sims, who is considered the father of gynecology, who experimented on enslaved women. but it’s unknown what happened to Lucy and Anarcha after the experiments ended. The collection starts with stories set in the real world, before moving onto more experimental stories involving an element of the fantastical, to create an unsettling effect.</p>
History
Publisher
ProQuest
Language
English
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96979
Committee co-chairs
Sandra Beasley; Patricia Park
Degree discipline
Creative Writing
Degree grantor
American University. College of Arts and Sciences
Degree level
Masters
Degree name
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, American University, December 2021
Local identifier
auislandora_96979_OBJ.pdf
Media type
application/pdf
Pagination
104 pages
Access statement
Electronic thesis available to American University authorized users only, per author's request.