Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2025
Document Type
MFA Creative Writing Thesis (Campus Access)
Degree Type
MFA
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
English
Committee Chair
Mark Brazaitis
Committee Co-Chair
Christa Parravani
Committee Member
Christa Parravani
Committee Member
Christine Hoffmann
Abstract
Kizuna is a personal essay collection about the connections we make with the world and people around us. In each essay, author Emily Yandel explores the bonds that she’s formed in her life with her family, pets, and even with her own understanding of self, and how these bonds develop and change with the passage of time. Most of the essays are set in and around Japan, where she moves shortly after her undergraduate graduation. Through an often-emotional, often-humorous narrative voice, Kizuna aims to explore the world of human connection while offering readers the chance to reflect on the bonds they’ve made in their own lives.
Recommended Citation
Yandel, Emily Ann, "Kizuna" (2025). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 12746.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/12746