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Emerson thesis -- Writing, literature, and publishing

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2106 Collections and/or Records:

How can I help you?, 2007

 Item — Item 0113502853246: [Barcode: 0113502853246]
Overview

Many of the stories in this collection of fiction are very short, meant to offer a brief glimpse, or window, in the life of a particular character in a single moment. While there is no singular theme in How can I help you? much of the writing considers is

Dates: 2007
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2007

How close or how far, 2011

 Item — Item 0113503036213: [Barcode: 0113503036213]
Overview

This graduate thesis is a collection of six short stories and six short short stories. The scope of these narratives covers an incredible range, sharing the journeys of a mother and daughter struggling to understand one another, a boy with wings, a killer

Dates: 2011
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2011

How I became the tiger tamer, 2015

 Item — Item 0113503189368: [Barcode: 0113503189368]
Overview

Part of a collection of linked stories set in the Pacific Northwest that trace the history of a captive Sumatran tiger and the humans who encounter him as caretakers, trainers, and rescuers. --Abstract.

Dates: 2015
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2015

How I got this way, 2003

 Item — Item 0113502659403: [Barcode: 0113502659403]
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...
Dates: 2003
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Writing, Literature, and Publishing (MA/MFA) Program / 2003

How the end starts, 2011

 Item — Item 0113503036692: [Barcode: 0113503036692]
Overview

It is not so much the conclusion (a terminated relationship, a sudden disillusionment) that is tough; it is that ethereal moment between being in the throes of something, and the final, resolute ending of it. This collection of short stories and short sho

Dates: 2011
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2011

How the Hell Did I Get Here?, 2024

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Identifier: cw_2024spring_lewis_sarah.pdf
Overview "This collection of essays acts as a quilt of seemingly unrelated but interwoven tales that help to explain what makes the writer the person they are today. Through a retelling of relatable and quirky experiences, each essay encompasses some of the fears, trials, and desires associated with "adult" life. Whether it's dealing with growing up in a small Midwestern town, learning to cope with social anxiety and its triggers, conquering the fear of independence, or tackling more serious topics,...
Dates: 2024
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2024 Spring

How the light gets in, 2018

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Identifier: cw_2018spring_herlihy_elizabeth.pdf
Overview "The story of Kate Cahill, a thirty-eight-year-old woman who seems to have it all, but who is driven to the edge by the impending loss of her beloved father. To cope, Kate develops an addiction to online porn chatrooms. As Kate, her three sisters and her mother gather on the Cape in her father’s final weeks, she quickly loses control over the situation and struggles to keep her secret while surrounded by family. In the wake of her father’s death, Kate continues to unravel, and eventually,...
Dates: 2018
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2018 Spring

How to get here from there, 2008

 Item — Item 0113502911432: [Barcode: 0113502911432]
Overview

This collection represents a fusion of two ideas, one conceptual and the other personal. My first subject is narration, the act of telling stories... The second subject of this collection is the process of grieving. -- abstract.

Dates: 2008
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2008

How to Lose a Planet, 2021

 Item
Identifier: cw_2022spring_lucas_neil.pdf
Overview "The mission, I would say, of How to Lose a Planet is to create a future where Black people are centered. As a science-fiction fan, I was taken by Carl Sagan's critique of Star Wars: A New Hope: "They're all white. The skin of all the humans in Star Wars, oddly enough, is sort of [points to himself] like this." I wanted to create a story set in a future where the lives of Black people don't just matter, they thrive. And not just Black in the sense of having melanin, but Black in the sense...
Dates: 2021
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2022 Spring

How to stay, 1997

 Item — Item 0113501701198: [Barcode: 0113501701198]
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...
Dates: 1997
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Writing, Literature, and Publishing (MA/MFA) Program / 1997

How to weather an existential crisis, 2009

 Item — Item 0113502963946: [Barcode: 0113502963946]
Overview

A series of linked essays that, as a collection, tell the story of coming to terms with the legacy of an absent father and a sometimes loving and sometimes difficult mother as necessary to take ownership over my own identity and grow up. -- abstract.

Dates: 2009
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2009

Human trap, 2015

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Identifier: cw_2015fall_keogh_jennifer.pdf
Overview Illustrates the world of a twenty-something college graduate trying to understand her familial relationships, friendships, and explorations of self. The poems seek to construct the trap of being human emotionally, physically, and spiritually. The speaker is attempting to discover ways out of the traps within her relationships with the world, herself, her family, her friends, and her lover. The limitations placed on human experience are a large part of the narratives told in this body of...
Dates: 2015
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2015 Fall

Humphrey Catskill, 2021

 Item
Identifier: cw_2021spring_gillick_matthew.pdf
Overview "The purpose of this novel was to focus on one character's three defining life events. For the first section, the protagonist is a memory of his estranged mother. For the second, a shell of a man examined from a distant, analytical perspective. For the third and largest section, he is a fully fleshed-out person displayed over the course of twenty vignettes told through third-person omniscience. The goal was to start with a plain-spoken narration, albeit in transcript form to give the most...
Dates: 2021
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2021 Spring

Hunting lessons, 2001

 Item — Item 0113502549463: [Barcode: 0113502549463]
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...
Dates: 2001
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Writing, Literature, and Publishing (MA/MFA) Program / 2001

Hurling point : [screenplay], 1992

 Item — Item 0113502342539: [Barcode: 0113502342539]
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...
Dates: 1992
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Writing, Literature, and Publishing (MA/MFA) Program / 1992

Huzzah!, 2012

 Item — Item 0113503068208: [Barcode: 0113503068208]
Overview

Huzzah! is a collection of poems that aim to celebrate the instability and inadequency in the language of our time. It is a punk rock love letter to the world, a study of pop culture by kaleideoscope. These poems are a giant gorilla blowing kisses to the

Dates: 2012
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2012

Hypermedia thesis, 1995

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

A collection of works, including poetry, journalistic writings, and a resume published on a CD-ROM using Hypercard software for the Macintosh. Hypercard buttons allow the user to move backward and forward between linked text. Some poems are accompanied by

Dates: 1995
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Writing, Literature, and Publishing (MA/MFA) Program / 1995

Hyphenated, 2024

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Identifier: cw_2024spring_boateng_samantha.pdf
Overview "A hyphen is a bridge; it links together different elements, allowing its bearer to straddle those spaces simultaneously. In identity, the hyphen connects, creating a complex bond where, previously, one would not exist. Hyphenated explores this concept of duality while navigating physical and psychological spaces. In Hyphenated's pieces, the speakers are mothers, daughters, immigrants, children, and more, attempting to define who they are and where they belong. This body of work questions...
Dates: 2024
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2024 Spring

Hysteria, 2022

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Identifier: cw_2022spring_cordes_hope.pdf
Overview "Hysteria is a young adult novel about a teenage girl named Emma who witnessed her granmother being kidnapped by something inexplicable when she is young. Now a decade later, strange things are once again occuring and Emma is determined to solve the mystery of her grandmother's disappearance once and for all. One evening she finds an injured boy in an alley and they are transported into Emma's favorite novel, Hysteria. She discovers the not so fictional world is much richer and more...
Dates: 2022
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2022 Spring

Hysterical blindness, 2009

 Item — Item 0113502989966: [Barcode: 0113502989966]
Overview

This collection explores how the mind handles difficult experiences. It lies neither in fantasy nor realism, but addresses how the imagination deals with love and other circumstances outside a person's control. -- abstract.

Dates: 2009
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Creative Writing (MFA) Program / 2009

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