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Title
Publication Date
2012-04-25
Availability
UM campus only
Embargo Period
2014-04-25
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English (Arts and Sciences)
Date of Defense
2012-04-24
First Committee Member
Maureen Seaton
Second Committee Member
M. Evelina Galang
Third Committee Member
Joel Nickels
Abstract
Just as its name implies, Estrogen Hydraulics is a collection of poems and a short play that seeks to manhandle the reader’s preconceived notions about identity and its interface with the modern world. The collection churns memory and knowledge in a supersonic stereotype tumbler, and what emerges is not antithesis but rather synthesis of thought—a fusion of viewpoint with human emotion, humor, and consequence. Using pop culture as a lens that zooms in and out of focus on acceptance, self-awareness, and witness, Estrogen Hydraulics sees its role as both colorful commentary and historical documentation of what it means to be a child of the ’80s.
Keywords
poetry; poems; pop culture; lesbian; sexuality; identity
Recommended Citation
Camel, Meredith, "Estrogen Hydraulics" (2012). Open Access Theses. 312.
https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_theses/312