| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Duncan, Tracey Anne
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| Author's Email Address |
duncan.tracey@gmail.com |
| URN |
etd-04292011-095502 |
| Title |
Beating the Red Stick |
| Degree |
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) |
| Department |
English |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Bennet, James |
Committee Chair |
| Glenum, Lara |
Committee Member |
| Richardson, Miles |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- roller derby
- feminism
- homosexuality
- ethnography
- memoir
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| Date of Defense |
2011-04-18 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
My thesis explores the history of Roller Derby, its modern revival, and the way that it changes the lives of the women who play it. From October 2009 to March 2011, I conducted ethnographic research and interviews with the Red Stick Roller Derby in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My perspective is that of an observer turned player, and the piece centers around my own story of personal transformation. This work is part cultural history, part ethnography, and part memoir, written from an explicitly feminist perspective.
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