Phere, 2022
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
- 2022
Creator
- Aggarwal, Sonia (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
61 pages (61 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"This manuscript follows a 'Bride' and 'Groom' through a series of seven 'coupled contrapuntals' which structurally mimic the Hindu wedding ceremony of "saat phere" or seven circles around the sacred fire. The positionality of the bride and groom provides a lens through which we see the intersection of three separate generations, creating an axle for the collection to pivot on. This allows forvoices from multiple different familial roles as they speak of the generational wonder and trauma that is often passed as it shapeshifts among generations and the speakers within these poems. This collection grapples with seeking the self, loss, grief, guilt, pride, joy, and love even as these experiences come up against, complicate, and often oppose one another in a way that moves non-linearly, in an unresolved and circular motion, or through "phere," moving through cycles of generations that are at once distanced and yet so tightly wound together." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing
Physical Description
61 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
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archives@emerson.edu