Chuck Kocsis, UM Men's Golf,1934-1936

[cropped from copy print of team photo]

Chuck Ortmann, carrying ball vs Minnesota. 1949

[Ortmann, #49; Don Dufek, #33; John Ghindia, #23]

Chuck Ortmann, UM Football, vs Cal in 1951 Rose Bowl

[photo from Tournament of Roses Review]

Chuck Ortmann, UM Football, 1951 Rose Bowl game

[Michiganensian caption:" Chuck Ortmnann rounds right end during second half drive."]

John Fischer, UM Men's Golf, on UM Golf Course, 1935 teamed with Chuck Kocsis in arranged match with professionals, Olin Dutra, National Open champion and famed long-ball hitter Jimmy Thompson.

[Ensian caption: "Professional star admiring on the country's leading amateurs. Fischer whisks one down the fairway while [Olin] Dutra, Chuck Kocsis and Thompson follow the bounding ball."]

I want out of the labels : how Chuck Palahniuk's characters challenge the dominant discourse

The purpose of this study was to explore postmodern identity in the work of Chuck Palahniuk. The characters within Palahniuk's text Invisible Monsters realize the manner in which identity is a construct, and their response is to oppose and redefine it. In my research, I looked at how postmodern identity is defined by some of the leading critical thinkers in the field, and then I applied their thought to Palahniuk's characters. I showed how these characters come to understand the process by which society defines them, and with that realization, they oppose its totalizing definitions. The characters deconstruct the natural attitudes society has towards identity, and they reveal that it is in some way possible to create a unique identity that is not easily definable by the ruling discourse. I concluded that his attention to identity highlights Palahniuk's concern for the place, identity, and influence of his generation.