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My Body, Electric, 2023

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Identifier: cw_2023spring_perino_binx.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

  • 2023

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

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

Extent

48 pages (48 pages)

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Overview

"'My Body, Electric,' is a journey through time, space, memory, and art; it is a retrospective, moving outward from the self into a sense of collective understanding. The poems within the manuscript explore the hostility of man-made climate change, the risk of deviating from one's assigned gender at birth, and the grief of the passage of time; all the while, there are reminder of joy, connection, and survival through nature, art, and expression. "My Body, Electric" dives fully into the consciousness of a speaker who is simultaneously terrified and fascinated by the world around them, and within them, as they tease out meaning from a seemingly absurd existence." -- Abstract

Physical Location

RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing

Physical Description

48 pages

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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