There is No Absolution for Us Here: An Anthology of Essays

An anthology of creative nonfiction essays, this collection studies the inner workings of the author at her most vulnerable: whether as a child unaware of her parents’ crumbling marriage or as an adolescent struggling against the fetters of her body and her mind, the author renders these subjects through a lens of honesty, humor and wistfulness. Subjects explored include the author’s struggle with mental illness and anxiety; history of her parents, their marriage and eventual divorce; and her own examination of her feelings toward femininity, gender and the resultant performativity of such constructs. These essays reveal facets of truth and glimmerings of beauty, in the hope that uncovering what we want to keep hidden will ultimately set us free.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.F.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Creative Writing and Media Arts (UMKC)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Smith, Elaina G.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hodgen, Christie, 1974-

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10355/52528

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/52528