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Only What We Always Were, 2022

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Identifier: cw_2022spring_talton_caroline.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

  • 2022

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

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

Extent

154 pages (154 pages)

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Overview

"Only What We Always Were, a short story collection by Caroline Talton, inspects the relationship between folklore and its connection to geographical place. Specifically, the author adopts the folk tales and ghost stories told in the state of North Carolina—from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the shores of the Outer Banks. Each of the nine stories in this collection contain elements of the strange, blurring the line between fabulism and realism in order to explore themes of belief, loss, longing, identity, and where we call home. This collection asks what it means to be deeply connected to a place, and what happens when that place is no longer your home." -- Abstract

Physical Location

RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing

Physical Description

154 pages

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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