Monster city, 2017

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Seg

Identifier: b7669066

Staff Only

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: 2017

Creator

Segreto, Nicholas (1990- ) (Author, Person)
Gilvarry, Alex (1981- ) (Thesis advisor, Person)
Febos, Melissa (1980- ) (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) : 58 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview [excerpts]

The story of Monster City began back in 2011. I had originally begun it as a side project based on a simple gimmick, "What if monsters existed and lived together with humans?"... The titular Monster City was influenced both by New York City and Tokyo in terms of structure and landmarks....

Monster City started off geared towards a younger audience, but thanks to the Trump election I had a change of heart and decided to rework it to appeal to a slightly older crowd .... I'm not a political person myself, but many of my friends, some of whom are of different ethnicity and sexuality, suddenly became terrified of their own country and what it may do to them. That's when I decided to rework the frame of Monster City, where humans are in the minority and are oppressed by monsters. This was to ensure that any reader could easily identify with the human characteristics ... and could easily understand the plight of being a minority in an oppressive environment. I wanted to convey that this is a real problem that many people suffer through, a fear that society in general looks down on you, and even symbols of liberty and safety, such as government and police, can suddenly take a more terrifying appearance....

Monster City is far from complete. What you are reading is the first 40 pages of a story that is nearing 1,000 pages ....

These forty pages really only scratch the surface of the true terrors underneath the city, but they're meant to get people interested in that hidden horror, to really get them to think.

Partial Contents

Overview -- 1. Cold awakening -- 2. The chivalrous one -- 3. Nero and the big city -- 4. The gentleman and the fool -- 5. To the untrained eye -- 6. Black paint -- [Annotated] Bibliography.