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Title: Coming of Age: The Narrative of Adolescence in David Almond's Kit's Wilderness and Nick Lake's In Darkness
Author: Blaylock, Brook
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: English literature
Description: The influence of ancient cultural narratives on contemporary reality, and the construction of literature reflecting the tradition of the past while representing modern cultural realities, remains a common feature of literary expression. However, a...

Title: Latino Narratives of Educational Experience in the Greater Charlotte Area
Author: Gray, Michelle
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Linguistics
Description: In analyzing interviews with ten Latino participants who have attended or are attending public school in the Greater Charlotte area using narrative discourse analysis, I found significant connections between identifying as self-motivated with rega...

Title: Me, Myself, and Depression: Identity Construction and Depression
Author: Thomas, Rachael
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Communication, Mental health
Description: In this narrative autoethnography, I write about and analyze my experiences with depression in order to understand how my identity is socially constructed within that context. Through thematic analysis, I use Goffman's (1963) identity theory as a ...

Title: “BUYER’S REMORSE” OF “EVERYTHING SHE EVER WANTED:” NARRATING EXPERIENCES OF POSTNATAL DEPRESSION AFTER ASSISTED CONCEPTION
Author: Pope, Nathan
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Communication
Description: When I initially read the heartfelt stories of the many people who had battled depression during their child’s infancy after assisted conception, I was shaken by the complex emotions they expressed. They wrote about communication breakdowns that o...