Date of Award
5-2025
Degree Type
Creative Project
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
English
Committee Chair(s)
Benjamin Gunsberg (Committee Chair)
Committee
Benjamin Gunsberg
Committee
C.R. Grimmer
Committee
David Wall
Abstract
This multimodal poetry thesis explores the Female Shadow, an adaptation of Carl Jung’s concept of the Shadow that focuses on women’s experiences, through the themes of silence, abuse, and generational trauma. Incorporating multimodal forms such as video poetry and visual poetry alongside traditional print poetry, the collection mirrors the fragmented nature of trauma and the instability of memory. This collection draws from feminist theorists like Hélène Cixous, bell hooks, and Trinh T. Minh-ha, as well as poets engaging with Jungian concepts such as Sylvia Plath, Robert Bly, and Châtillon Coque. This work examines repression, voice, and the unconscious. Formally, it employs found poetry, ekphrasis, fragmentation, and anaphora, reflecting the lived reality of trauma survivors. Rather than resolving the Female Shadow, this collection seeks to witness and give form to it, asking: How is the Female Shadow created? How do women come to know their Shadows? And what is left after the Shadow has taken shape?
Recommended Citation
Bethers, Mya, "She: The Shadow Self" (2025). All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects, Fall 2023 to Present. 97.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports2023/97
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