Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Title
Date of Degree
6-2023
Document Type
Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.A.
Program
Biography and Memoir
Advisor
Jason Tougaw
Subject Categories
American Material Culture | American Popular Culture | Ceramic Arts | Fine Arts | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Nonfiction | Sculpture | Women's Studies
Keywords
Memoir, coming-of-age, LGBT, American South, material culture, porcelain
Abstract
In Precarious, a coming-of-age memoir set in Missouri’s Ozarks, a teenage Sumner works as a waitress in a country-western themed bar where she meets figures of American giftware fame. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the southern town’s tourism was driven by the giftware company’s headquarters and religious theme park that features a chapel boasting millions of visitors. Through her relationship with the art and the people behind it, Sumner develops a kind of appreciation with lasting effects.
Recommended Citation
Sumner, Abby, "Precarious" (2023). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/5363
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