Date of Award
5-2023
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Allison Lynn
Second Advisor
Andrew Levy
Abstract
The Jubilant City Almanac is a collection of short stories set in the magical Jubilant City, a city founded by a group of Black women in 1736. These stories bridge the whimsical and magical with the realities of poverty, classicism, addiction, abuse and health disparities. “Got His Alligator” follows the journey of two codependent addicts as they try to get their fashion designs onto Jubilant City’s premiere drama, Girl, Please. The characters in “Carbon Copy” use a magical phone to bring Denzel Washington to the city. “Jeremiah the Conqueror” summons Black American folk legend, High John. THrough an exploration of magical realism and speculative fiction, The Jubilant City Almanac tells the stories of Black families and Black complexity.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Azaria, "The Jubilant City Almanac: Stories" (2023). Graduate Thesis Collection. 546.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/546