English Language and Literature ETDs
Publication Date
Spring 5-15-2025
Abstract
Depth of the Earth is a novel draft. Ana, a first generation Chilean American, Peace and Justice Studies Master’s student, grapples with personal and generational trauma while attempting to write a thesis on dictatorships. Ben, a new Forest Entomologist hopes to sell the public on an ecologically-sound pheromone deterrent he knows could help save the world’s forests amid a political landscape committed to denying climate-change. They meet and forge a relationship against the backdrop of 9/11, the George W. Bush administration’s invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq and massive global protests. Ana’s obsession with the past and Ben’s with the future seek balance over the course of several years and multiple continents as they navigate love, sex, their commitment to their ideals and how to live joyfully and meaningfully in a world where those with global power are intent on destruction.
Degree Name
MFA Creative Writing
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
English
First Committee Member (Chair)
Andrew Bourelle
Second Committee Member
Gregory Martin
Third Committee Member
Sarah Townsend
Fourth Committee Member
Megan Jacobs
Language
English
Keywords
Novel, Dictatorships, Climate Change, Modern Love, 21st century, Ecology
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Graves, Emily Melissa. "Depth of the Earth." (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/engl_etds/421
