The Museum of Clean: A Memoir

Author

Cyrus Stuvland, University of New Mexico - Main CampusFollow

Publication Date

Spring 4-12-2123

Abstract

The Museum of Clean is a book-length memoir manuscript that explores what it means to clean and to be clean culturally. As the queer and trans child of Evangelical Christians who worked as janitors, I investigate my relationship to cleanliness, religion, and mental health–and the ways in which these values speak to whiteness and working-class identities, particularly in rural Idaho. This is explored alongside my decision to socially and medically transition and what that means for me physically and in my relationships with my family, my home, and the world at large.

Degree Name

MFA Creative Writing

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

English

First Committee Member (Chair)

Gregory Martin

Second Committee Member

Lisa Chavez

Third Committee Member

Tiffany Bourelle

Fourth Committee Member

Jennifer Natalya Fink

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Recommended Citation

Stuvland, Cyrus. "The Museum of Clean: A Memoir." (2123). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/engl_etds/339