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University of New Orleans

A Bruised Sky Falling

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The following thesis is a memoir in essays. The narrative is a reflection of memory as a chaotic system. Each essay stands alone as a single memory but also is part of the larger story of the writer's life. The fragmentation of the story lends itself to what Roland Barthes called a readerly text. That is, a reader may enter the text at any point and read the chapters in an order, and by doing this, the reader creates his/her own version of the author's life. The overall narrative arch is one of self-discovery and self-destruction.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.F.A.
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts
Year
2009

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Dotson, Holly
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Lavender, William
  • Moore, Dinty W.
  • Walden, Gale

Subjects

dc:subject × 7

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1005
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1986

Chain of custody

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University of New Orleans
Base URL
scholarworks.uno.edu/do/oai/
Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
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citation

Dotson, Holly. A Bruised Sky Falling. Thesis thesis, 2009. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1005