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Date Permissions Signed
4-9-2018
Date of Award
Spring 2018
Document Type
Masters Thesis (Campus-Only Access)
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Kahakauwila, Kristiana
Second Advisor
Miller, Brenda, 1959-
Third Advisor
Loar, Christopher F.
Abstract
The Unfurling Frond is a collection of essays, hybrid-texts, poetry, and images that explores place and time. The collection wrestles with the concept of what it means to transform through time in relationship through a transnational narrative. The central question of this work is how can I call New Zealand home and what are the complications that arise in the process? In the text the layering of form, imagery, and language simulates the way distance and time create the space for becoming and belonging. Throughout, this compilation examines how a sense of home and history intermingle to create a sense of rootedness.
Type
Text
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25710/arf6-dg14
Publisher
Western Washington University
OCLC Number
1031117480
Subject – LCSH
Identity (Psychology)--Prose; Literature, Experimental; Experimental poetry, American; Autobiograhy
Format
application/pdf
Genre/Form
masters theses
Language
English
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Beardsall, Rebecca, "The Unfurling Frond" (2018). WWU Graduate School Collection. 656.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/656
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