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Speak it into Existence: Essays on the Body and Gender in the Contemporary Works of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Poets

Dickon, Bryon J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1573232403906373

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2019, Master of Arts, University of Akron, English-Literature.
The purpose of this thesis was to tackle questions and begin conversations in academia about the poetry of transgender and gender non-conforming writers. Although there have been numerous projects to anthologize these works, there are few academic articles that address them. This thesis begins the work of compiling a collection of poetics essays on three contemporary trans and gender non-conforming poets: (1) J. Jennifer Espinoza, (2)Stacey Waite, and (3)Oliver Baez Bendorf. In compiling these essays, the thesis hopes to tackle questions about body narratives and gender expression, while also examining the question of whether or not there is such a thing as “trans lit” or a distinct “trans poetics.” Furthermore, the thesis examines the importance of poetry to the survival of trans and gender non-conforming people and their experiences.
Mary Biddinger (Advisor)
Hilary Nunn (Committee Member)
David Giffels (Committee Member)
67 p.
Gender
Transgender; Gender Nonconforming; Gender; Poetry; Poetics; J Jennifer Espinoza; Stacey Waite; Oliver Baez Bendorf

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  • Dickon, B. J. (2019). Speak it into Existence: Essays on the Body and Gender in the Contemporary Works of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Poets [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1573232403906373

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dickon, Bryon. Speak it into Existence: Essays on the Body and Gender in the Contemporary Works of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Poets. 2019. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1573232403906373.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dickon, Bryon. "Speak it into Existence: Essays on the Body and Gender in the Contemporary Works of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Poets." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1573232403906373

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