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Northern Michigan University

I Made You this Playlist because I Don't Know How to Say "I Love You"

Abstract

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<p>The following thesis is a creative work that explores the intersection of pop culture criticism and personal identity. This is a work of creative nonfiction, comprised of formally experimental essays, accompanied by a critical introduction which interrogates what it means, in this context, for a piece of writing to be creative nonfiction, as well as what it means for a piece of writing to be an essay. The essays within engage music from the perspective of a listener, and turn that same perspective on its thematic concerns, such as queerness, love, heartache, depression, alcoholism, and creativity. Throughout this work, the essays are presented in segmented forms that challenge the typical constraints of the prose essay.</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
2023

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Howard, Matthew R
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Matthew Gavin Frank

Subjects

dc:subject × 7

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/750
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:commons.nmu.edu:theses-1794

Chain of custody

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Northern Michigan University
Base URL
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Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
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citation

Howard, Matthew R. I Made You this Playlist because I Don't Know How to Say "I Love You". Thesis thesis, 2023. https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/750