Daniel David Moses : spoken and written explorations of his work / edited by Tracey Lindberg and David Brundage.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brundage, David (Professor), editor.

Lindberg, Tracey, 1967- editor.

Series:

Writers series (Toronto, Ont.) ; 42.

Essential writers series ; 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moses, Daniel David, 1952---Criticism and interpretation.

Moses, Daniel David.

Moses, Daniel David, 1952-.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

472 pages ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Guernica Editions, 2015.

Summary:

This collection is a compelling examination and discussion of the work of Indigenous writer Daniel David Moses. Including pieces by Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors, storytellers, playwrights, academics and artists, participating in narratives, writing and dialogues about Moses and his work, the book is at once engaging, grounded in comparative analysis and forceful. Among the contributors: Don Perkins, Randy Lundy, Kristina Fagan Bidwell, Rob Appleford, Maria Campbell, Brenda Macdougall, Greg Scofield, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Helen Gilbert, David Brundage and Tracey Lindberg. In addition, Daniel David Moses contributed his radio play My Grandfather's Face and a new poem: A Ride like Miss Johnson's 'Wild Cat'. Tracey Lindberg, of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation, co-authored Discovering Indigenous Lands: The Doctrine of Discovery in the English Colonies. An award winning academic writer, she writes in the areas of Indigenous laws and legal orders, Indigenous women's advocacy and emancipation, Indigenous rights and critical Indigenous legal theory. Her novel, Birdie, was recently published by Harper Collins. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Early Years of Daniel David Moses / David Brundage Brundage, David 24

The Poetry and Plays of Daniel David Moses: An Overview / Don Perkins Perkins, Don 35

A Visit to Six Nations Grand River: Daniel David Moses and 'here' / David Brundage Brundage, David 67

All His Relations: An Afternoon with Mr. David Moses, Mrs. Blanche Moses, and their Son Daniel / David Brundage Brundage, David 96

Cycles of Life in Daniel David Moses' Delicate Bodies / Kristina Pagan Bidwell Bidwell, Kristina Pagan 116

So What's Indian About Your Poetry, Anyway? / Randy Lundy Lundy, Randy 131

Interviewing Daniel David Moses: 1999 / David Brundage Brundage, David 165

A Ride Like Miss Johnson's 'wild Cat': A New Poem / Daniel David Moses Moses, Daniel David 194

Spirited Border Crossings: Daniel David Moses as Translator in Coyote City, City of Shadows, and Big Buck City / Tracey Lindberg Lindberg, Tracey 196

Interview with Playwright Drew Hayden Taylor on Daniel David Moses and Coyote City / Tracey Lindberg Lindberg, Tracey 220

Enlightening Shadows: Exposing the City in Daniel David Moses' 'city Plays' / Don Perkins Perkins, Don 234

Daniel David Moses: Ghostwriter with a Vengeance / Rob Appleford Appleford, Rob 248

Identity, Identification, and Authenticity in Almighty Voice and his Wife: A Round-Table Discussion / Maria Campbell Campbell, Maria, Tracey Lindberg Lindberg, Tracey, Brenda Macdougall Macdougall, Brenda, Greg Scofield Scofield, Greg 275

Living and Dying with the Madness of Colonial Policies: The Aesthetics of Resistance in Almighty Voice and his Wife / Jo-Ann Episkenew Episkenew, Jo-Ann 295

Black and White and Re(A)D All Over Again: Indigenous Minstrelsy in Contemporary Canadian and Australian Theatre / Helen Gilbert Gilbert, Helen 314

Kanakyologotechnia: 'King of the Raft' and the Roots of Canadian Fusion / David Brundage Brundage, David 356

Interviewing Daniel David Moses: 2015 / Tracey Lindberg Lindberg, Tracey 381

My Grandfather's Face: A Radio Play / Daniel David Moses Moses, Daniel David 406.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781550719482

1550719483

OCLC:

907195591