Political fiction, American

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...

Overview "Plume is a postmodern, fragmented novel that takes place across the time period of 2014 to 2035 but is anchored in the months of August – November 2035. In this near-future United States, several smaller religious political parties have replaced the Democratic and Republican parties, and police power has been privatized, allowing corporations to dictate the extent of that power. The central plot of the novel surrounds a new and improved" version of the MKUltra program entitled MKUber,...

Overview "The Senator and the Sagittarians follows Diana Hake, nee Graybeal, as she faces struggles both personal and public in her run for one of the seven Prime Senate seats for all of settled space. Set one thousand years in the future, the narrative is split between Di's present, where she deals with the ramifications of humanity's war with the alien Sagittarians, the fallout of her daughter's death, and the complexities of her campaign; and her past, which provides essential context for both the...