Date of Award
Spring 5-2021
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Creative Writing
Department
English
Major Professor
Richard Goodman
Second Advisor
Elizabeth Steeby
Third Advisor
Randy Bates
Abstract
A collection of eight epistolary nonfiction essays by Téo Chesney concerned with the challenges of understanding the intersections of their identity as a Brazilian, transmasculine, adoptee. The letters contend with constructing new meanings of family, race, gender, and belonging. Through evocative imagined scenes and childhood fantasies, this collection can truly be called a personal mythology.
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Recommended Citation
Chesney, Téo E., "Down at the Crossroads: Letters from the Regions of Myself" (2021). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2906.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2906
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