Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>A recently freed slave strives for her independence and renegotiates her relationship with the white father of her children in the aftermath of the Civil War. Foreclosed homeowners find a literally explosive artifact. Co-workers cope with layoffs and a suicide. A fugitive witch struggles against a fantasy theocracy. A revolutionary tries to save an innocent man and her conscience. A doctor chooses to resist an oppressive regime in a dystopian future. The historical novel And Her Increase and these widely varying stories coalesce around themes of freedom and oppression, choice and desire.</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
- 2010
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Hart, Catherine
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Susann Cokal
Subjects
dc:subject × 4Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- © The Author
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/48
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarscompass.vcu.edu:etd-1047