Year of Award
2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Degree Name
Creative Writing (Nonfiction)
Department or School/College
English
Committee Chair
Chris Dombrowski
Committee Co-chair
Brian Blanchfield
Commitee Members
Anya Jabour
Keywords
Feminist Life Writing, Mormon Studies, Queer Identity, Women's History, Home and Belonging
Subject Categories
History of Religions of Western Origin | Mormon Studies | Nonfiction | Queer Studies | Women's History | Women's Studies
Abstract
Who is allowed to be holy in a world built by men? The House After, a memoir in essays, follows a narrator’s upbringing inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) and the life she carves beyond it. Moving across multiple timelines—an inquisitive childhood, missionary service in the American Southwest, a fractured exodus from religion—the collection explores the limits of safety and belonging for a woman within patriarchal faith. Through embracing sisterhood, myth making, and queer identity, the narrator reclaims the right to sanctify her own life. There, in the remnants of what remains, she builds herself a home.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Hannah, "THE HOUSE AFTER" (2026). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 12752.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/12752
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