English Language and Literature ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 5-15-2123

Abstract

PANG is mostly a memoir. It has three parts. The first third is part of a book-length memoir exploring the author's relationship to art, people in art, and the apparatuses it exists within and under. Part two is composed of a cycle of autofiction short stories where transmasculine characters navigate masculinity, gender-affirming care, family, and anti-trans legislation in contemporary Florida. The final third of this creative dissertation is a collection of essays that explore embodiment and disembodiment, connection, and disconnection as it relates to the author's experiences with the medical industrial complex, clothing, language, and American culture at large.

Degree Name

MFA Creative Writing

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

English

First Committee Member (Chair)

Gregory Martin

Second Committee Member

Marisa Clark

Third Committee Member

Bethany Davila

Fourth Committee Member

Shannon Withycombe

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

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