AFTERLIGHT
| dc.contributor.author | Berry, Steven | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-18T19:45:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-09-18T19:45:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-06-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Afterlight is a modular work which utilizes 17 found artifacts from a collection of many objects discovered by the author. The author functions as a curator, presenting these artifacts to the reader. At the core of the work is a mystery: a town which has disappeared from both records and the physical world. Found items in Afterlight are presented in their original forms, both to preserve their integrity and to filter out narrator bias. The curator and reader investigate the artifacts together, piecing together evidence and making conclusions along the way. Instead of solely reading the book, the audience is expected to act as a co‑investigator. The premise of Afterlight is an experiment in presenting a narrative that deviates from traditional structure and instead is meant to be experienced like an exhibit or case file. Afterlight is a vehicle to explore motifs of secrecy, finding identity, the pliability of truth, the terrors of uncertainties and unknowns, coming of age, the illusion of innocence, and to what extent anything can truly be forgoen. The variety of source material utilized throughout the book provided ample opportunities to work in different modes and tones, resulting in a product that more closely resembles reality than a first‑ or third‑person narrative method. Most importantly, Afterlight was created as a record of a place with no record; it no longer exists outside of these pages. Therefore, preserving the memories and events of that place was a prime motivator in the creation of the book. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/166 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Tampa | |
| dc.subject | Florida | en_US |
| dc.subject | Modular fiction | en_US |
| dc.title | AFTERLIGHT | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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