Introduction to indigenous literary criticism in Canada / edited by Heather Macfarlane and Armand Garnet Ruffo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruffo, Armand Garnet, editor.

Macfarlane, Heather, 1968- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Canadian literature.

Canadian literature--Indian authors.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xviii, 326 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, 2016.

Summary:

"The texts gathered in this collection, selected after extensive consultation with over 25 academics in the field, trace the development of Indigenous literatures while highlighting major trends and themes. The anthology collects 26 indispensable critical essays, from E. Pauline Johnson to Daniel Heath Justice. Though Canadian critics and writers are emphasized, some key works of Native American literary criticism are also included. The essays explore issues that mark the study of Indigenous literature: appropriation of voice, stereotyping, traditional knowledge, language, land, spirituality, orality, colonialism, post-colonialism, gender, hybridity, authenticity, resistance, and ethical scholarship."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"A Strong Race Opinion: On the Indian Girl in Modern Fiction" (1892) / E. Pauline Johnson Johnson, E. Pauline 1

Gender

Stereotypes

Sovereignty/Nationhood

Appropriation of voice

"The Man Made of Words" (1970) / N. Scott Momaday Momaday, N. Scott 7

Imagination

Language

Orality

Spirituality

Land

"On Native Mythology" (1987) / Tomson Highway Highway, Tomson 21

Theatre

Spirituality/traditional knowledge

"One Generation from Extinction" (1990) / Basil Johnston Johnston, Basil 25

"Stop Stealing Native Stories" (1990) / Lenore Keeshig [Tobias] [Tobias], Lenore Keeshig 33

"Godzilla vs. Post-Colonial" (1990) / Thomas King King, Thomas 37

Post-colonialism

Hybridity

"Preface or Here Are Our Voices-Who Will Hear?" (1990) / Emma LaRocque LaRocque, Emma 47

Colonialism

"Authenticity"

Resistance

Ethical scholarship

"Oratory: Coming to Theory" (1992) / Lee Maracle Maracle, Lee 61

Traditional knowledge/spirituality

"Native Literature: Seeking a Critical Centre" (1993) / Kimberley Blaeser Blaeser, Kimberley 67

Nationhood

Colonization

"Je suis ce que je dis que je suis" / "I am what I say I am" (1993) / Bernard Assiniwi Assiniwi, Bernard 77

"Parallel Voices: Indians and Others, Narratives of Cultural Struggle" (1993) / Gail G. Valaskakis Valaskakis, Gail G. 87

"Aboriginal Epistemology" (1995) / Willie Ermine Ermine, Willie 101

Community

"Writing Orality: Interpreting Literature in English by Aborginal Writers in North America, Australia and New Zealand / Margery Fee Fee, Margery 113

"Authenticity"/hybridity

Pan-Indigenous experience

"Why Native Literature?" (1997) / Armand Garnet Ruffo Ruffo, Armand Garnet 133

Healing

"Land Speaking" (1998) / Jeannette Armstrong Armstrong, Jeannette 145

Resistance and empowerment

"Erotica, Indigenous Style" (2000) / Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm Akiwenzie-Damm, Kateri 161

Sexuality

"Coming Home through Stories" (2001) / Neal McLeod McLeod, Neal 169

Diaspora

Hybridity/"authenticity"

"Socially Responsible Criticism: Aboriginal Literature, Ideology, and the Literary Canon" (2002) / Jo-Ann Episkenew Episkenew, Jo-Ann 187

"'Everybody likes the Inuit': Inuit Revision and Representations of the North" (2002) / Renée Hulan Hulan, Renée 201

Autobiography

"Stolen from Our Bodies: First Nations Two-Spirits/Queers and the Journey to a Sovereign Erotic" (2004) / Qwo-Li Driskill Driskill, Qwo-Li 221

Two-spirits

Violence

Erotica

"The Trickster's Laugh: My Meeting with Tomson and Lenore" (2004) / Daniel David Moses Moses, Daniel David 235

"The Necessity of Nationhood: Affirming the Sovereignty of Indigenous National Literatures" (2005) / Daniel Heath Justice Justice, Daniel Heath 241

Immigrants and indigenous peoples

"Indigenous Writing and the Residential School Legacy: A Public Interview with Basil Johnston" (2009) / Sam McKegney McKegney, Sam 257

Residential schools

"Truth, Reconciliation and Amnesia: Porcupines and China Dolls and the Canadian Conscience" (2009) / Keavy Martin Martin, Keavy 269

Reconciliation

Colonialism/violence/racism

"Code-Switching Humour in Aboriginal Literature" (2009) / Kristina (Fagan) Bidwell Bidwell, Kristina (Fagan) 287

Humour

"A Necessary Inclusion: Native Literature in Native Studies" (2010) / Renate Eigenbrod Eigenbrod, Renate 309

Orality/language.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781554811830

155481183X

OCLC:

909975156