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La Habanera (An Excerpt), 2024

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Identifier: cw_2024spring_leiseca_alexandra.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

  • 2024

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

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

Extent

121 pages

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Overview

"When eighteen-year-old Natalia Avila finally gets her abuela, Carmen, to talk about her life in Havana, she hopes that the formidable former socialite will give her interesting material for her capstone project to increase her chances of getting into Brown University, and secretly, Natalia is also searching for something to validate her identity as a Cuban American. But when Natalia presses Carmen about details that unravel decades-old secrets, Natalia learns more than she bargained for about her own heritage and identity, all while searching for answers in Cuba, and preparing for a salsa dance competition in which she must face her rival Lucia. This submission is an excerpt from La Habanera, a novel about identity, belonging, coming of age, and love, set in Chicago and Havana." -- Abstract

Physical Location

RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing

Physical Description

121 pages

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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