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Dead in the Crosswalk

Abstract

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<p><em>Dead in the Crosswalk</em> is a collection of poetry that seeks to examine the intersections of trauma, mental illness, and monstrosity. Told through the lens of fictional monsters, the collection examines the ways in which mental illness and trauma recovery exist in circular patterns while the speaker struggles to regain control of the illness. In this way, the collection seeks to disrupt the Cure/Kill dichotomy in mental illness narratives by presenting illness as a condition that continues alongside the speaker as life carries on.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Fine Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Year dc:date.available
2017

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Boucher, Jacqueline H
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Matthew Gavin Frank

Subjects

dc:subject × 8

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/129
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:commons.nmu.edu:theses-1144

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Boucher, Jacqueline H. Dead in the Crosswalk. Thesis thesis, 2017. https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/129