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
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
Recommended Citation
Lachat, Nicole, "Chasqui" (2025). Dissertations and Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–. 278.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissunl/278
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Comments
Copyright 2025, Nicole Lachat. Used by permission