The Castles We Built

Author

Therin Aloïs AlrikFollow

Award Date

5-1-2021

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

First Committee Member

David Morris

Second Committee Member

José Roach Orduña

Third Committee Member

Briana Whiteside

Fourth Committee Member

Michael Borer

Number of Pages

64

Abstract

A memoir, "The Castles We Built" investigates how whiteness and masculinity intersect with education, violence, poverty, and Christianity through my experiences growing up in the suburban Midwest. Used as an extended metaphor, I trace the way the castle reproduces white supremacy in various personal, sociopolitical, and economic spaces.

Keywords

Original nonfiction; Memoir; Whiteness; Masculinity; White supremacy

Disciplines

Creative Writing

File Format

pdf

File Size

1266 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Repository Citation

Alrik, Therin Aloïs, "The Castles We Built" (2021). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 4111.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/25373995

Rights

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