Title
Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2011
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Debra Marquart
Abstract
The West represents a region of escape and reinvention. This collection of personal essays road trips along the modern migration route, following my season as a tourist, alone in a teal Plymouth Neon, traveling from the Midwest to West through national parks and monuments. The essays consider the making of our flip-flopped, Coke-swilling tourist selves. They examine religion and spirituality in sacred lands. They look at what and who we should really fear when we set out alone. These traveling essays are paired with midwestern essays focused on hunting mushrooms, gardening, and learning to make a home. The essays find a tension between settling and traveling.
Copyright Owner
Rebekah Ann Beall Warburton
Copyright Date
2011
Language
en
Date Available
2012-04-30
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
181 pages
Recommended Citation
Beall Warburton, Rebekah Ann, "Not a land for tourists" (2011). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 12052.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/12052
