Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p><em>Kaleidoscope</em> is a creative nonfiction thesis comprised of five chapters, each of which considers the relationship of scent to the writer-speaker's mental health. Grounded in olfactive language, the thesis’s scent obsession is a gateway to many other themes: fragmentation, digital addiction, and mental health crises.</p> <p>Accompanying the thesis is a short critical introduction that explores the relationship between scent, pain, and futurity in my work. I argue that sensory stimulation can allow us to imagine alternate universes that bring pleasure into pain. I also look at scent as an obsession that leads to vibrant language, putting my work in conversation with three major influences: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Annie Dillard, and Leslie Feinberg.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Masters Thesis
- Year dc:date.available
- 2026
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Rigney, Maeve C
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Joshua Bernstein
- Angela Ball
- Emily Stanback
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/1184
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-2278