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University of Missouri--Kansas City

American Anxiety: Stories

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

This collection of stories largely deals with anxiety felt by people in small-town, rural America in the twenty-first century. Ranging from an old woman afraid of change to a veteran returning home to a people’s militia occupying a property, these stories reveal an often-overlooked perspective of the country. The author uses these stories to probe issues of prejudice, government, and the feeling of isolation in order to understand and explain forgotten voices.

Degree

thesis:*
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
2017

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Carlson, Anders James
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Terrell, Whitney

Rights

Language dc:language.iso
en_US

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Handle dc:identifier.uri
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/63226
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/63226

Chain of custody

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University of Missouri - Kansas City
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2026-07-24
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citation

Carlson, Anders James. American Anxiety: Stories. Masters thesis, University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10355/63226