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dc.contributor.advisorCarver, M. Heathereng
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Melissa Jacksoneng
dc.date.issued2017eng
dc.date.submitted2017 Springeng
dc.descriptionField of study: Theater.eng
dc.descriptionDr. M. Heather Carver, Dissertation Supervisor.eng
dc.descriptionIncludes vita.eng
dc.description"May 2017."eng
dc.description.abstractDiet culture is an intricate part of the current society in the United States, affecting countless women and girls, and men and boys. The health problems associated with dieting are major concerns, especially given the current fat phobia and endless declarations that we are in an obesity epidemic. This dissertation offers a personal examination of diet culture, body image, performance, and writing. Through writing and performing a series of characters, I made a political statement about the health of the fat body and learned to live in my own body peacefully and healthfully. As a former dieter who has made the decision to live in my current body, I offer a unique perspective with my autoethnographic performances and writing. As a playwright and performer, I transgressed societal norms by presenting a performance that did not adhere to traditional storytelling structures and presenting a body on stage that does not adhere to societal expectations of the female body. Through these acts, I offered my audience a chance to rethink their own beliefs about the body and to begin moving toward a healthier way of living and being in their bodies.eng
dc.description.bibrefIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-258).eng
dc.format.extent1 online resource (v, 260 pages) : color illustrationseng
dc.identifier.merlinb129185255eng
dc.identifier.oclc1099179316eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/63849
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32469/10355/63849eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertationseng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.eng
dc.titleBirds and backs : a scholarly exploration of writing, performance, and body imageeng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineTheatre (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelDoctoraleng
thesis.degree.namePh. D.eng


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