Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
12-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Dr. Eric Miles Williamson
Second Advisor
Joseph D. Haske
Third Advisor
Dr. Shawn Thomson
Abstract
This work consists of essays on the author’s personal development as a writer. It also contains reflections on the state of contemporary American and Mexican-American fiction. The author seeks to illustrate the relevance of certain writers affiliated with working-class fiction, a genre of contemporary American fiction that blends social, political, and aesthetic values into their novels and short stories.
Included in this work are also a number of conversations with writers of working-class fiction. In these conversations the author engages other writers in dialogue that further illuminates the author’s development of his creative identity as a cultural and literary writer.
Recommended Citation
Mendoza, Daniel M., "A new American fiction: Personal essays, observances, and interviews" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 63.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/63
Comments
Copyright 2015 Daniel M. Mendoza. All Rights Reserved.
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