The Uncursing, 2023
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
- 2023
Creator
- Baaith-Ducharme, Nimalah (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
56 pages (56 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"This collection, meant to be read as a spellbook, confronts generational curses: a term that acknowledges behaviors, traumas, and magic are passed down through family structures. Specifically, how one's place in the greater collective of the African diaspora, a site of constant migration and discussion, prompts questions about one's knowledge of personal history and its implications on the future. The author is formally concerned with the line, the expansion of the traditional lyric tercet into block prose while experimenting with couplets as a mode of prayer. Further, the prayer operates as a working magic, as does the confrontation and understanding of these curses. Hence the frequent inclusion of instructive spells and ancestral voices. Given the number of themes in the discussion of collective trauma, the author discussed them through her own lived experience, accepting the magic that permeates generations." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing
Physical Description
56 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