Rhetorical Autobiography: A Narrative Analysis of Aleshia Brevard's The Woman I Was Not Born To Be: A Transsexual Journey

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dc.contributor.authorTubbs , Meghanen
dc.contributor.committeechairWaggenspack, Beth M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSewell, Edward H. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHolloway, Rachel L.en
dc.contributor.departmentCommunication Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:09Zen
dc.date.adate2008-05-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:09Zen
dc.date.issued2008-04-28en
dc.date.rdate2008-05-29en
dc.date.sdate2008-05-05en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis aims to explore autobiography as a rhetorical genre and to explore the personal narrative of Aleshia Brevard, an MTF (male to female) transsexual. The critical analysis employs a form of narrative criticism created from the work of several rhetorical critics. Narrative coherence is examined through looking at Brevard's arrangement of events, and narrative fidelity is examined through looking at Brevard's use of ultimate terms. This thesis suggests that the personal narratives told by transsexual individuals may constitute a previously undiscovered rhetorical genre and makes recommendations for future investigations of these narratives.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05052008-145906en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05052008-145906/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32232en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartRhetorical_Autobiography_A_Narrative_Analysis_of_Aleshia_Brevards_The_Woman_I_Was_Not_Born_To_Be_A_Transsexual_Journey.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectAleshia Brevarden
dc.subjectnarrative analysisen
dc.subjecttranssexualen
dc.subjectautobiographyen
dc.titleRhetorical Autobiography: A Narrative Analysis of Aleshia Brevard's The Woman I Was Not Born To Be: A Transsexual Journeyen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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