Graduate Studies

 

First Advisor

Kwame Dawes

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Committee Members

Hope Wabuke, Luis Othoniel Rosa, Stacey Waite

Department

English (Creative Writing)

Date of this Version

5-2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Citation

A dissertation presented to the faculty of the Graduate College at the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Major: English (Creative Writing)

Under the supervision of Professor Kwame Dawes

Lincoln, Nebraska, May 2025

Comments

Copyright 2025, Nicole Lachat. Used by permission

Abstract

Chasqui is a creative dissertation comprised of a thirteen-page critical introduction and a series of poems which consider varying forms of migration, including that of border crossings. The internalization of displacement through longing and alienation is examined in these poems. The author considers questions of inheritance through an exploration of personal, familial and sociopolitical bonds. Varying forms of violence, including colonial and gendered violence are reflected upon in the work.

Advisor: Kwame Dawes

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