The poems in the dissertation Monster Truck Seductions explore the interconnectedness of identity and myth. Probing the constantly shifting dynamics of dominant and marginal identity categories, such as self/other, male/female, heterosexual/homosexual, and domestic/foreign, the poems give voice to an American culture fraught with violent polarities of thought and memory. The ultimate aim of the collection is to achieve a radical and disarming investigation of our deep-seated assumptions about identity and its mythical, material, and cultural contexts. / A Dissertation submitted to the College of Arts and Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2010. / June 21, 2010. / contemporary, narrative, lyric, poetry / Includes bibliographical references. / Erin Belieu, Professor Directing Dissertation; Enrique Alvarez, University Representative; Ralph Berry, Committee Member; Barbara Hamby, Committee Member; Berry Faulk, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_182710 |
| Contributors | Candito, Kara (authoraut), Belieu, Erin (professor directing dissertation), Alvarez, Enrique (university representative), Berry, Ralph (committee member), Hamby, Barbara (committee member), Faulk, Berry (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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