This creative writing thesis is comprised of:
a) a short exegesis describing and reflecting on the research, technical concerns and issues informing the writing of the novel
b) A Riotous Black Man From Way Down South. This is an
historical novel which comprises the first volume of a
projected trilogy. It is a bildungsroman based loosely
upon the life of John Joseph, the first man of thirteen
prisoners tried for High treason following the Eureka
Stockade uprising.