Abstract

The Genealogy of Desolate Landscapes looks at loss, sense of place, and how the communities we build keep us going during times of grief. At the heart of the collection is the speaker's relationship with his paternal grandmother and how her death from cancer impacted the speaker's relationship with his birth father's family and ultimately a part of their sense of self. Drawing from a range of forms, The Genealogy of Desolate Landscapes asks us how humans project their emotions onto the landscapes we inhabit and in looking at communities, those we are born into and those we cultivate, we may just find what propels us in times of grief.

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Graduation Date

2023

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Thaxton, Terry

Degree

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Department

English

Degree Program

Creative Writing

Identifier

CFE0009532; DP0027539

URL

https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0027539

Language

English

Release Date

May 2028

Length of Campus-only Access

5 years

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Campus-only Access)

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