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Mapping the ground: A critical and creative exploration of the diary of Ada Sykes, 1912--1915.
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This thesis provides a critical and creative exploration of the diary of a woman who pioneered in the upper Fraser River valley of northern British Columbia from 1912 to 1925. Ada Adelia Sykes left a diary in which she kept a record of daily activities throughout a three-year period. My work examines her diary in the context of women's life-writing. First, I discuss various theories of life-writing, arguing that women's life-writing makes important contributions to the understanding of past, present, and self. Next, I analyze the diary in its historical context. Finally, I present original poems, based on the diary entries, as well as on the life of my grandmother, Alice Jane Beaven, a contemporary of Ada Sykes. This thesis demonstrates a trend in which researchers imbricate their own stories in those of their subjects: in telling the stories of Ada Adelia Sykes and Alice Jane Beaven, I tell part of my own story. |
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Author (aut): den Ouden, Pamela H.
Thesis advisor (ths): Beeler, Karin
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https://doi.org/10.24124/2005/bpgub299
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Degree granting institution (dgg): University of Northern British Columbia
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CT21 .D46 2003
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Number of pages in document: 193
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978-0-494-04666-1
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