English Language and Literature ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 4-14-2021

Abstract

MOTHERING is a story cycle that focuses on Igbo women dealing with the complexities of patriarchy in their marriages, parental relationships, friendships, sibling relationships, and their environments. It’s a book about longing, about promises made to address this longing, and about the consequences of decisions made based on those promises. The women in MOTHERING live in either Albuquerque or Enugu, one arriving to meet a long-time lover who finally has his papers and can have her join him, another moving to America to find her long-lost brother who disappeared in the 80s. These women are strong-willed and make their own decisions, or at least think they do.

Degree Name

MFA Creative Writing

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

English

First Committee Member (Chair)

Julie Shigekuni

Second Committee Member

Andrew Bourelle

Third Committee Member

Frank Huyler

Fourth Committee Member

Chika Unigwe

Fifth Committee Member

Cedar Brant

Language

English

Keywords

Igbo, Nigeria, Women, Immigrants, Mothers, Patriarchy, Chauvinism, Mystery

Document Type

Dissertation

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