University of Mississippi eGrove Honors College (Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors Theses Honors College) Spring 5-9-2020 The Red Swimsuit: Essays Jacqueline Knirnschild Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis Part of the Nonfiction Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Knirnschild, Jacqueline, "The Red Swimsuit: Essays" (2020). Honors Theses. 1387. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1387 This Undergraduate Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Honors College (Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College) at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE RED SWIMSUIT: ESSAYS by Jacqueline Knirnschild A thesis submitted to the faculty of The University of Mississippi in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Oxford April 2020 Approved by ________________________________ Advisor: Professor Beth Ann Fennelly ________________________________ Reader: Professor Marcos Mendoza ________________________________ Reader: Professor Ann Fisher-Wirth © 2020 Jacqueline Knirnschild ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ABSTACT JACQUELINE KNIRNSCHILD: This thesis is a collection of creative non-fiction essays that offers a collage of ethnography, reportage and memoir. The Red Swimsuit blurs the lines between what is considered social science, journalism and art. These essays will become part of a book- length work of creative non-fiction that will explore what it’s like to grow up as a woman in a globalized world wrought with social media, hookup culture and cross-cultural interactions. The Red Swimsuit provides first-hand experience, reflexive narration, and reflection on life as a member of Generation Z, also known as iGen.