Date of Award
Fall 12-1-2020
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
Humanities
Committee Chair
Dr. Olivia Clare
Committee Chair School
Humanities
Committee Member 2
Dr. Eric Tribunella
Committee Member 2 School
Humanities
Committee Member 3
Dr. Katherine Cochran
Committee Member 3 School
Humanities
Committee Member 4
Dr. Joshua Bernstein
Committee Member 4 School
Humanities
Committee Member 5
Dr. Leah Parker
Committee Member 5 School
Humanities
Abstract
The creative dissertation that follows, Food for Thought, offers a collection of twelve short and very short stories, and a critical introduction that aims to place those stories within the greater literary conversation of weird fiction. This collection explores themes of queerness—both in gender and sexuality—and the uncanny. It attempts also to take food, something that is often a source of comfort and familiarity, and render it more uncomfortable and unfamiliar. These stories encompass my time as part of the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi between Fall 2017 and Fall 2020 and act as a map of my shifting creative and academic pursuits.
Copyright
Allyson Hoffman
Recommended Citation
Hoffman, Allyson, "Food for Thought: Stories" (2020). Dissertations. 1837.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1837