Date of Award
5-6-2019
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
English
First Advisor
Sheri Joseph
Second Advisor
Josh Russell
Third Advisor
John Holman
Abstract
There are many versions of Alexandra Marie Howell: there is the profile-picture-less, snarky wit of the Twitter user, @HowellattheMoon85, sending her observations into an unlistening void (having only a few followers, none of whom she actually knows); there is the lurker on Reddit, u/CodswallopToBoot, who observes but rarely interacts, making all her fanfic private; there is the Bumble dating app user, GrangerDanger, who is putting herself out there, only to incur textual abuse the moment she doesn’t respond quickly enough for fragile man-boys on the other end of the interface. And then there is the physical body of Alexandra Marie Howell--Alex--sitting alone in her cramped apartment, face lit by laptop and phone screens in an otherwise darkened room.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/14289659
Recommended Citation
Stoneberg, Michael, "Screens: A Novel." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2019.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/14289659