Living the Dream

Acknowledgements Thank you to my thesis advisors, Patricia Hill and Andy Szegedy-Maszak, for their guidance, encouragement, and patience. To Sasha Rudensky, without whom this work would not have happened. who have formed the core of a creative community that has been vital to me in my time at school, and Annika Butler-Wall, an inspiring intellectual companion. To my parents, for their love and support.