In The Presence of Absence: Father Narratives

Session Submission Type: Panel Discussion

Abstract

Through person narratives/autoethnographies, this panel will explore the theme of growing up with an absent father and how such an experiece molded their identity. These narratives are designed to create a dialogue about fatherhood in our culture and how notions of masculinity have shaped this role.

Sub Unit

• Performance Studies Division

Chair

• Theresa Maria Carilli, Purdue University Calumet

Respondent

• Adrienne Viramontes, University of Wisconsin Parkside

• Jessica S Tomell-Presto, DePaul University

• William Norman Boggs, Purdue University Calumet

• Jessica Nodulman, Bowling Green State University

Session Organizer

• Theresa Maria Carilli, Purdue University Calumet