It's Better to Have Nothing, 2016
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.
Dates
- 2016
Creator
- Glass, Kathryn (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
100 pages (100 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"Charlotte, or Charlie, becomes a drifter and leader of a women's street-art movement called "You Go Girl" after her apartment burns down, her relationship with long-term lover Bellamy ends, and she checks out of McLean Psychiatric Hospital with PTSD. With her boyfriend and all of her belongings gone, Charlie adopts the cause as her life, moving from city to city every few months, living on insurance money, sleeping in shelters, on couches and floors, in beds that come with monetary or sexual terms. All that is outside herself is fresh paint, just waiting to be covered by paint even fresher. She's in the moment, in the kiss, in the art, in the yard thinking— it's about whether you see it as having everything to lose to do it or not." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing
Physical Description
100 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
(617) 824-8301
archives@emerson.edu