Date of Award

Spring 5-2012

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.F.A.

Degree Program

Film, Theatre & Communication Arts - Low Residency Creative Writing concentration;

Department

Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts

Major Professor

William Lavender

Second Advisor

Dinty Moore

Third Advisor

Matt Roberts

Fourth Advisor

Steven Church

Abstract

In Breathing through the Night, the author examines the moments of understanding and misunderstanding, the moments of fear, coping, and relief that occur during her husband’s deployment to Iraq and upon his return. The experiences of this military family serve as a magnifying lens through which the author explores means of coping and the role of communication in making meaning from memory, in shaping personal narratives within layers of story and history.

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