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ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4630-3564
Document Type
Campus Access
Degree Program
English
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2023
Month Degree Awarded
May
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/35131518
Abstract
This is a lyric novel exploring the role of womanhood and family in the age of plastic. It draws from relevant works of critical theory and poetry in order to propose a codification of disposability, what can and cannot be replaced in the anthropocene age. These explorations and propositions are filtered through the novel’s protagonist, Clarice, who endures a maximalist odyssey, through cityscape and landfill alike.