Date of Award
Fall 12-14-2022
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Josh Russell
Second Advisor
John Holman
Third Advisor
Sheri Joseph
Abstract
Girls’ Trip is a collection of eleven short stories about reality TV, pop culture and entertainment. The stories blend fabulist storytelling and realism to comment on the exchange of viewer/entertainer intimacy, conflict as currency, voyeurism, and the price of staying relevant in the entertainment industry. Other themes include: motherhood, obsession, family trauma, substance abuse, and female friendship. Throughout the collection, characters showcase the most unpleasant parts of themselves (authentic and contrived) on camera to satisfy an audience, please a network and preserve their fame. Girls’ Trip aims to investigate these characters’ motivations, thoughts, fears, and imagines the outlandish futures of reality stardom several generations down the line.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/32601264
Recommended Citation
Alaimo, Carly, "Girls' Trip." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2022.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/32601264
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