Presentation Title
The Changing Story of My Father's Death
Panel Name
Literary Treatments of Tragedy, War, Fear, and Redemption
Location
Lecture Center 15
Start Date
3-5-2019 3:15 PM
End Date
3-5-2019 4:30 PM
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Academic Major
English
Abstract
Jordan's thesis centers around the familial conflicts that arise after the death of a father. Jordan's father died twelve years ago, but that does not mean she successfully grieved him during that time. Told in the form of a first-person memoir, her thesis deals with her mother's grieving process, and how it affected her own. She argues that her mother's lack of open grief, emotional communication, and general discussion of their lost father negatively affected her grieving process, as well as her relationship with her mother. Jordan looks back and comments on the writings she did a year ago during a period of heavy grief. Connecting the past present and future, Jordan dissects the implications grief has had on her life, relationships, and mindset, all while dealing with the implications her writings have on the present. That is to say, she discusses the real-life consequences of writing about her life when her mother and sister are still alive. This results in Jordan's questioning of her text: Who has the right to a memory that was shared?
First Faculty Advisor
Jeffrey Berman
First Advisor Email
jberman@albany.edu
First Advisor Department
English
The work you will be presenting can best be described as
Finished or mostly finished by conference date
The Changing Story of My Father's Death
Lecture Center 15
Jordan's thesis centers around the familial conflicts that arise after the death of a father. Jordan's father died twelve years ago, but that does not mean she successfully grieved him during that time. Told in the form of a first-person memoir, her thesis deals with her mother's grieving process, and how it affected her own. She argues that her mother's lack of open grief, emotional communication, and general discussion of their lost father negatively affected her grieving process, as well as her relationship with her mother. Jordan looks back and comments on the writings she did a year ago during a period of heavy grief. Connecting the past present and future, Jordan dissects the implications grief has had on her life, relationships, and mindset, all while dealing with the implications her writings have on the present. That is to say, she discusses the real-life consequences of writing about her life when her mother and sister are still alive. This results in Jordan's questioning of her text: Who has the right to a memory that was shared?