On Unstable Ground: A Journey in Time, Memory, and Place

Author

Molly Beer

Publication Date

8-17-2011

Abstract

On Unstable Ground is the story of the two years I spent trying to understand and navigate El Salvador—both as a place and a history. This is not, however, a memoir, per se. Rather, it is a history told through personal narrative. Each essay-chapter revolves around a particular experience that I had living in that country—a point of contact or clash—that magnified an important aspect of El Salvadors character. Cumulatively, the essays piece together the story of a geographic journey as well as an exploration of history, a second journey that garners an evolving understanding of the events and circumstances that have shaped the nature of that place.'

Degree Name

MFA Creative Writing

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

English

First Committee Member (Chair)

Harrison, Gary

Second Committee Member

Sundeen, Mark

Third Committee Member

Thiel, Diane

Language

English

Keywords

El Salvador, Essay--Authorship, American essays--21st century

Document Type

Dissertation

Recommended Citation

Beer, Molly. "On Unstable Ground: A Journey in Time, Memory, and Place." (2011). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/engl_etds/53