Date of Award

Fall 2025

Language

English

Embargo Period

11-30-2025

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of English

Program

English

First Advisor

Aashish Kaul

Committee Members

Edward Schwarzschild

Keywords

New Orleans, Speculative, Marine life, Fiction, Atlantis

Subject Categories

Fiction

Abstract

Abstract

Speculative fiction often takes a dystopic approach where authors envision what will be lost from books being banned in Fahrenheit 451 to us losing our civil liberties in 1984 to most of humanity being wiped out by an engineered virus in Oryx and Crake. This creative thesis takes a more optimistic approach by the act of preservation. In this case the city of New Orleans thriving as an underwater city protected by a glass dome in the year 2150. The city’s vibrant culture remains the same despite being almost too close to comfort to marine life. This work is influenced by fiction writers William S Burroughs and Franz Kafka as we follow a protagonist that enters the underwater city of New Orleans for the first time where he will immerse himself in this unexplained world where fish of all sizes swim in the sky. He will also experience the food, drink and music of New Orleans. Celebration in New Orleans has and always will be the forefront of the culture no matter how much the world changes.

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This work is licensed under the University at Albany Standard Author Agreement.

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