Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2022
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Lee Ann Roripaugh
Abstract
Abomination is a collection of creative nonfiction essays through which I examine my sexual and gender identity alongside negotiating the trauma of my childhood, adolescences, and early adulthood. I specifically interrogate how evangelical Christianity acted as a traumatizing agent in its focus on the total depravity of humanity and demonization of queerness. I explore the various ways language impacts and constructs individuals and their experiences. The essays in this collection partly come together to form a narrative of my life; however, this collection is not arranged to be chronological. There is no singular narrative arc. While the essays are interconnected, they can be read individually also.
Subject Categories
English Language and Literature | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Keywords
Abomination
Number of Pages
158
Publisher
University of South Dakota
Recommended Citation
Donstad, Elias Joel and Donstad, Anneliese, "Abomination" (2022). Dissertations and Theses. 52.
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/52
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English Language and Literature Commons, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons