Graduation Term

2022

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Department of English

Committee Chair

Duriel E Harris

Abstract

We Might Be Salvaged is a dissertation that hinges upon poetic loci of disaster, survival, despair, and hope. The dissertation includes a critical preface, “Beyond Repair,” which contextualizes the central creative work alongside the concerns of the Anthropocene, as well as the collective necessity of environmental justice and disability activism. The creative work, “We Might Be Salvaged,” explores contemporary catastrophes and the lingering hope of an unknown future. The final chapter, “Teaching in the Anthropocene,” provides a pedagogical link through the design of online undergraduate creative writing workshop courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access Type

Dissertation-Open Access

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2022.20221020070312412278.999983

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