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Nocturne in Joy, 2020

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Identifier: cw_2020fall_johnson-boria_tatiana.pdf

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

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

  • 2020

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.

Extent

82 pages (82 pages)

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Overview

"The goal of this thesis is to unravel the intricacies of lineage, intergenerational trauma, Blackness and mental health. This collection of poems yearns to use the lyric form to expand the understanding of healing, grief and ancestry. These poems push the boundaries of form, encouraging the reader to engage with the fragmented nature of piecing together the self in the midst of personal and collective trauma. Within the form of erasure, the burning of language and prose poetry, these pieces seek to present a new perspective of what it means to be Black and womxn. These pieces are also in conversation with other artists such as Stanley Kunitz, Carrie Mae Weems, Lucille Clifton and others. This collection asks the reader to explore their own relationship to ancestry and lineage, and the implications of what we carry into the lives we exist in." -- Abstract

Physical Location

RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing

Physical Description

82 pages

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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