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University of New Mexico

When We Were Hunted

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

<p>When We Were Hunted is a cycle of short stories centered on the members of a California Indian/Mexican family grieving the loss of Michael, the complicated man they knew as a father and husband. The book spans four years and begins a few weeks after the death of Michael, who had been imprisoned for drug trafficking. The chapters alternates among the perspectives of Michael's daughter, Alma; his son, Eric; and wife, Lisa. While each story is self contained, the individual stories also work to contribute to the overall coherence of the collection. The collection seeks to explore issues of diaspora, migration, place, violence and grief from an Indigenous perspective.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
MFA Creative Writing
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Year dc:date.available
2012

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Lopez, Casandra
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Shigekuni, Julie
  • Warner, Sharon
  • Mueller, Daniel
  • Washburn, Kathleen
  • Espinoza, Alex

Subjects

dc:subject × 4

Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalrepository.unm.edu:engl_etds-1043

Chain of custody

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2026-07-24
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citation

Lopez, Casandra. When We Were Hunted. Masters thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1928/21054