Document Type

Thesis - University Access Only

Award Date

2012

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department / School

English

First Advisor

Christine Stewart-Nunez

Abstract

In this collection, I explore what it means socially and rhetorically for a woman to enter the contemporary rhetorical conversation of travel and travel writing. In briefly surveying women's participation within the rhetorical tradition, I offer a fuller understanding of the challenges and importance of contemporary women travel writers contributing to that tradition, especially as they encounter issues of place and gender. Furthermore, I focus specifically on the lyric essay, which I argue to be a kindred spirit for women in their writing and traveling, as all three exist as transgressive on some level.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Travelers' writings 
Travel writing 
Women travelers 
American prose literature -- Women authors

Publisher

South Dakota State University

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In Copyright