The queerness of Native American literature / Lisa Tatonetti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tatonetti, Lisa, author.

Series:

Indigenous Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Indian authors--History and criticism.

American literature.

American literature--Indian authors.

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Gay peoples' writings, American--History and criticism.

Gay peoples' writings, American.

Gay people's writings, American.

Gender identity in literature.

Lesbianism in literature.

Homosexuality in literature.

Indians in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxii, 278 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2014]

Summary:

In The Queerness of Native American Literature. Lisa Tatonetti recovers ties between two simultaneous renaissances of the late twentieth century: queer literature and Native American literature. She foregrounds how Indigeneity intervenes within and against dominant interpretations of queer genders and sexualities recovering" unfamiliar texts from the 1970s while presenting fresh, cogent readings of well-known works. She argues that queerness has been central to Native American literature for decades and shows how queer Native literature and Two-Spirit critiques challenge understandings of both Indigeneity and sexuality. In juxtaposing the work of Native authors with the work of queer studies scholars. Tatonetti proposes resourceful interventions in foundational concepts in queer studies while also charting new directions for queer Native studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: two-spirit histories

A genealogy of queer native literatures

The native 1970s: Maurice Kenny and fag rag

Queer relationships and two-spirit characters in Louise Erdrich's novels

Forced to choose: queer indigeneity in film

Indigenous assemblage and queer diasporas in the work of Janice Gould

Conclusion: two-spirit futures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816692781

0816692785

9780816692798

0816692793

OCLC:

877365193