Gilded trans-America : the California Gold Rush and Maupin's Tales of the City, 2016

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Tep

Identifier: b7667427

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.

From the Collection:

Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English from Monmouth University and demonstrate a proficiency for creative writing through a thesis or equivalent work.

From the Collection:

After completing their 30-credit M.A. in English with a Creative Writing concentration, Monmouth’s M.F.A. students take an additional 18 credits of intensive creative writing study that includes the completion of a book-length Creative Thesis.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2016

Creator

Tepedino, Ariana (1993- ) (Author, Person)
Womack, Kenneth (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 44 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpts]

Speculation, excitement, pride: these are the words Armistead Maupin uses to describe San Francisco's time-capsule ceremony of 1979, an event intended to reveal the past and preserve the present. Maupin's contribution: a first edition print of his serialized novel, The Tales of the City....

San Franscisco's social climate is a focal point in Maupin's Tales of the City series; documenting the lives and loves of residents of 28 Barbary Lane, Maupin creates a society reflective of twentieth century San Francisco. Through characters, Maupin explores gender relationships, sexuality, and non-heteronormative behavior. If, as Maupin discovers through the time capsule, the Bay Area is a cultural hub for progressives, who are the ancestors? ...

Because many critics overlook Maupin's work as a historical representation of the Bay Area, there has been no connection between the migratory patterns, linguistic alterations and social practices of the 1850's California Gold Rush and Maupin's Tales of the City series. Actually, the two help to elucidate each other, the 1850's California Gold Rush establishing the social and sexual climate of San Francisco, and the Tales of the City series providing working examples of the longevity and cultural evolution within this environment.