Mothers and Other Fictional Characters: Essays, 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
- Lipson, Nicole Graev (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
114 pages (114 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"My thesis contains six essays from my collection-in-progress, 'Mothers and Other Fictional Characters,' which blends memoir and literary investigation to explore the forces shaping girls and the women they become. In my collection's three sequential sections—Maidens, Mothers, and Crones—I consider the archetypes imposed on the female life span. What happens, my essays ask, when our inherited narratives of womanhood collide with our particular experiences and circumstances? And what can these collisions show us about moving toward wholeness? I attempt, in all my essays, to linger in the murky spaces our prevailing narratives of womanhood want to simplify, and to shine light on the complexity, strangeness, paradox, and beauty that reside there. Along the way, I turn frequently, for guidance, to literature, one of the few places where the complexities of femaleness can flourish, and where women can be their most complicated, nuanced selves." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing
Physical Description
114 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
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