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Excuse me (random acts of encounter and exploration)
Title
Excuse me (random acts of encounter and exploration).
Creator
Gregorio, Kelly Ann., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
I am living in a world of strangers. Growing up, I was told to never talk to them. As an adult, I have grown self-centered, spending my days filtering the external into my own internal truths. In doing so, a boundary has been set between my brain and everything beyond it. For different reasons I have stayed quiet over the years, and formed opinions of strangers by means of observation; but now, finally, I am reaching out. I am going to places I would not normally go to, slowing down enough to...
Show moreI am living in a world of strangers. Growing up, I was told to never talk to them. As an adult, I have grown self-centered, spending my days filtering the external into my own internal truths. In doing so, a boundary has been set between my brain and everything beyond it. For different reasons I have stayed quiet over the years, and formed opinions of strangers by means of observation; but now, finally, I am reaching out. I am going to places I would not normally go to, slowing down enough to notice, and trying something different. I am trying to talk to strangers, trying to get them to open up to me in a world where a lot of us have curled the focus inward. I am trying to explore, trying to overcome, approach, dig deeper, and above all, learn something that makes each one of us familiar.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3338858
Subject Headings
Symbolism in literature, Narration (Rhetoric), Identity (Psychology), Context effects (Psychology), Conduct of life
Format
Document (PDF)
hurricane notebooks
Title
The hurricane notebooks.
Creator
Hogan, Mary Ann., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
The Hurricane Notebooks is a manuscript-length memoir of the narrator's quest to piece together the enigmatic character of her late father. She does this through her discovery of his private notebooks as well as her unearthing of four generations of family turmoil.
Date Issued
2013
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360803
Subject Headings
Parent and child, Parents and children, Family relationships, Fathers and daughters, Family relationships, Self-perception, Identity (Psychology)
Format
Document (PDF)
Mind the gap: buck angel and the implications of transgender male in/visibility
Title
Mind the gap: buck angel and the implications of transgender male in/visibility.
Creator
Stanic, Emilija, Barrios, Barclay, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
This thesis explores the implications of visibility and invisibility of transgender people, their constructed bodies, and how these bodies are used for both personal empowerment and education. By using various gender theorists for support, I argue that the transgender male body obtains power through visibility. Despite the many obstacles transgender males face, putting their bodies in a space of visibility gives them both personal power and the power to educate others about their bodies and...
Show moreThis thesis explores the implications of visibility and invisibility of transgender people, their constructed bodies, and how these bodies are used for both personal empowerment and education. By using various gender theorists for support, I argue that the transgender male body obtains power through visibility. Despite the many obstacles transgender males face, putting their bodies in a space of visibility gives them both personal power and the power to educate others about their bodies and sexuality. In doing a study of the human body and the different definitions applied to it, I show how we, as a society, are restricted by gender binaries and how the transgender body serves as a gap between the socially-constructed terms. Ultimately, transgender people are able to break through these barriers by subverting the definitions and meaning of “male” and “female.”
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004334, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004334
Subject Headings
Gays in popular culture, Gender identity, Identity (Psychology), Marginality, Social, Sex change, Sex role, Transgender people, Transgenderism, Transsexualism
Format
Document (PDF)
Only the Body Remembers
Title
Only the Body Remembers.
Creator
Geraci, Jeanette, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
Only The Body Remembers is a collection of poems, lyric essays, and short stories that explore several subjects, including love (both romantic and familial), loss, grief, sexuality, identity, and obsession. The primary thematic thread that binds this collection together is somatic memory -- the way the body records experiences, and the strong emotional charge these recorded experiences carry.
Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004838
Subject Headings
Symbolism in literature., Identity (Philosophical concept), Identity (Psychology), Self (Philosophy), Mind and body.
Format
Document (PDF)
Rotten oranges
Title
Rotten oranges.
Creator
Ginfrida, Christina., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
In Rotten Oranges the characters explore the ramifications of relocation and various trapping of psychology. Each of the short stories presents pain piggybacking off of humor, in order to go spelunking in a field of study that does not deal with absolutes. The characters themselves try to illustrate the dangers of misdiagnosis and stereotypes. As a whole, the collection exhibits this sense of exaggerated realism, which focuses on spectacle and theatricality. A few of the stories access some...
Show moreIn Rotten Oranges the characters explore the ramifications of relocation and various trapping of psychology. Each of the short stories presents pain piggybacking off of humor, in order to go spelunking in a field of study that does not deal with absolutes. The characters themselves try to illustrate the dangers of misdiagnosis and stereotypes. As a whole, the collection exhibits this sense of exaggerated realism, which focuses on spectacle and theatricality. A few of the stories access some magical qualities to deal with certain aspects of trauma. All of the pieces take place in Florida and utilize this setting's natural level of diversity and tropical allure. Florida's unshakeable connection to the twilight years, flamboyant tourism, and the possibility of a new life through immigration works perfectly in conjunction with the layers of pain and humor stacked throughout the collection. These characters live to inhabit the space between tears and laughter.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3338855
Subject Headings
Symbolism in literature, Short stories, American, Identity (Psychology)
Format
Document (PDF)