Learn, Teach, Challenge
Approaching Indigenous Literatures
Published on 30. July 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
485 pages
978-1-77112-185-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is a collection of classic and newly commissioned essays about the study of Indigenous literatures in North America. The contributing scholars include some of the most venerable Indigenous theorists, among them Gerald Vizenor (Anishinaabe), Jeannette Armstrong (Okanagan), Craig Womack (Creek), Kimberley Blaeser (Anishinaabe), Emma LaRocque (Metis), Daniel Heath Justice (Cherokee), Janice Acoose (Saulteaux), and Jo-Ann Episkenew (Metis). Also included are settler scholars foundational to the field, including Helen Hoy, Margery Fee, and Renate Eigenbrod. Among the newer voices are both settler and Indigenous theorists such as Sam McKegney, Keavy Martin, and Niigaanwewidam Sinclair.
The volume is organized into five subject areas: Position, the necessity of considering where you come from and who you are; Imagining Beyond Images and Myths, a history and critique of circulating images of Indigenousness; Debating Indigenous Literary Approaches; Contemporary Concerns, a consideration of relevant issues; and finally Classroom Considerations, pedagogical concerns particular to the field. Each section is introduced by an essay that orients the reader and provides ideological context. While anthologies of literary criticism have focused on specific issues related to this burgeoning field, this volume is the first to offer comprehensive perspectives on the subject.
The volume is organized into five subject areas: Position, the necessity of considering where you come from and who you are; Imagining Beyond Images and Myths, a history and critique of circulating images of Indigenousness; Debating Indigenous Literary Approaches; Contemporary Concerns, a consideration of relevant issues; and finally Classroom Considerations, pedagogical concerns particular to the field. Each section is introduced by an essay that orients the reader and provides ideological context. While anthologies of literary criticism have focused on specific issues related to this burgeoning field, this volume is the first to offer comprehensive perspectives on the subject.
Reviews / Votes
"Reder and Morra offer this anthology as a way to facilitate positive representation and inclusion of Indigenous texts and to foster solidarity in university settings that have historically marginalized Indigenous voices. Their offering is valuable contribution to the field for teachers and students alike." -- Alexander Cavanaugh, University of Oregon -- TransmotionMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
893 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77112-185-9 (9781771121859)
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Persons
Deanna Reder (Cree-Metis) is an associate professor in the Departments of First Nations Studies and English at Simon Fraser University. She serves as editor for the Indigenous Studies series at WLU Press and was one of the founding members of the Indigenous Literary Studies Association. She teaches and publishes on Indigenous theory, life writing, pop fiction, and gender and sexuality.
Linda Morra is a full professor at Bishop's University. She was the Craig Dobbin Chair of Canadian Studies (2016-2017) at University College Dublin and a visiting scholar at Berkeley, University of California (2016). Her book Unarrested Archives (2014) was a finalist for the Gabrielle Roy Prize.
Linda Morra is a full professor at Bishop's University. She was the Craig Dobbin Chair of Canadian Studies (2016-2017) at University College Dublin and a visiting scholar at Berkeley, University of California (2016). Her book Unarrested Archives (2014) was a finalist for the Gabrielle Roy Prize.
Content
Table ofContents for Learn, Teach, Challenge:Approaching Indigenous Literatures, edited by Deanna Reder and Linda M. Morra
Acknowledgements
Introduction DeannaReder and Linda Morra
I * Position
1Introduction DeannaReder
2Iskwewak Kah' Ki Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak: Re-membering Being to Signifying FemaleRelations JaniceAcoose
3""Introduction"" from How Should I Read These? Native WomenWriters in Canada Helen Hoy
4Teaching Aboriginal Literature: The Discourse of Margins and Mainstreams Emma LaRocque
5""Preface"" from Travelling Knowledges: Positioning theIm/Migrant Reader of Aboriginal Literatures in Canada Renate Eigenbrod
6Strategies for Ethical Engagement: An Open Letter Concerning Non-NativeScholars of Native Literatures Sam McKegney
7A Response to Sam McKegney's ""Strategies for Ethical Engagement: An Open LetterConcerning Non-Native Scholars of Native Literatures"" Robert Appleford
8Situating Self, Culture, and Purpose in Indigenous Inquiry Margaret Kovach
9Final Section Response: ""The lake is the people and life that come to it"":Location as Critical Practice Allison Hargreaves
II * Imagining Beyond Imagesand Myths
10Introduction LindaM. Morra
11.A Strong Race Opinion: On the Indian Girl in Modern Fiction E. Pauline Johnson
12Indian Love Call Drew Hayden Taylor
13""Introduction"" and ""Marketing the Imaginary Indian"" from The Imaginary Indian: The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture Daniel Francis
14Postindian Warriors Gerald Vizenor
15Postcolonial Ghost Dancing: Diagnosing European Colonialism James (Sakej) YoungbloodHenderson
16The Trickster Moment, Cultural Appropriation, and the Liberal Imagination Margery Fee
17Myth, Policy, and Health Jo-Ann Episkenew
18Final Section Response: Imagining beyond Images and Myths Renae Watchman
III * Deliberating IndigenousLiterary Approaches
19Introduction NatalieKnight
20""Editor's Note"" from Looking at the Words of Our People:First Nations Analysis of Literature Jeannette C. Armstrong
21Native Literature: Seeking a Critical Centre Kimberly M. Blaeser
22Introduction. American Indian Literary Self-Determination Craig S. Womack
23""Introduction"" from Towards a Native American CriticalTheory ElviraPulitano
24Afterword: At the Gathering Place Lisa Brooks
25Gdi-nweninaa: Our Sound, Our Voice Leanne Simpson
26Responsible and Ethical Criticisms of Indigenous Literatures Niigaanwewidam JamesSinclair
27Final Section Response: Many Communities and the Full Humanity of IndigenousPeople: A Dialogue Kristina Fagan Bidwell and Sam McKegney
IV * Contemporary Concerns
28 Introduction Daniel Morley Johnson
29 Appropriating Guilt:Reconciliation in an Indigenous Canadian Context Deena Rymhs
30 Moving beyond ""StockNarratives"" of Murdered or Missing Indigenous Women: Reading the Poetry andLife Writing of Sarah de Vries Amber Dean
31 ""Go Away, Water!"" KinshipCriticism and the Decolonization Imperative Daniel Heath Justice
32 Indigenous Storytelling,Truth-Telling, and Community Approaches to Reconciliation Jeff Corntassel,Chaw-win-is, and T'lakwadzi
33 Erotica, Indigenous Style KateriAkiwenzie-Damm
34 Doubleweaving Two-SpiritCritiques: Building Alliances Between Native and Queer Studies Qwo-Li Driskill
35 Finding Your Voice:Cultural Resurgence and Power in Political Movement Katsisorokwas CurranJacobs
36 Final Section Response:From haa-huu-pah to the Decolonization Imperative:Responding to Contemporary Issues Through the TRC Laura Moss
V * Classroom Considerations
37 Introduction Deanna Reder and Linda M.Morra
38 The Hunting andHarvesting of Inuit Literature Keavy Martin
39 ""Ought We to TeachThese?"": Ethical, Responsible, and Aboriginal Cultural Protocols in theClassroom MarcAndre Fortin
40 Who Is the Text in ThisClass? Story, Archive, and Pedagogy in Indigenous Contexts Warren Cariou
41 Teaching IndigenousLiterature as Testimony: Porcupines andChina Dolls and the TestimonialImaginary MichelleCoupal
42 ""Betwixt and Between"":Alternative Genres, Languages, and Indigeneity Sarah Henzi
43 A Landless Territory?:Augmented Reality, Land, and Indigenous Storytelling in Cyberspace David Gaertner
44 Final Section Response:Positioning Knowledges, Building Relationships, Practising Self-Reflection, Collaboratingacross Differences Sophie McCall
Works Cited
About the Contributors
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction DeannaReder and Linda Morra
I * Position
1Introduction DeannaReder
2Iskwewak Kah' Ki Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak: Re-membering Being to Signifying FemaleRelations JaniceAcoose
3""Introduction"" from How Should I Read These? Native WomenWriters in Canada Helen Hoy
4Teaching Aboriginal Literature: The Discourse of Margins and Mainstreams Emma LaRocque
5""Preface"" from Travelling Knowledges: Positioning theIm/Migrant Reader of Aboriginal Literatures in Canada Renate Eigenbrod
6Strategies for Ethical Engagement: An Open Letter Concerning Non-NativeScholars of Native Literatures Sam McKegney
7A Response to Sam McKegney's ""Strategies for Ethical Engagement: An Open LetterConcerning Non-Native Scholars of Native Literatures"" Robert Appleford
8Situating Self, Culture, and Purpose in Indigenous Inquiry Margaret Kovach
9Final Section Response: ""The lake is the people and life that come to it"":Location as Critical Practice Allison Hargreaves
II * Imagining Beyond Imagesand Myths
10Introduction LindaM. Morra
11.A Strong Race Opinion: On the Indian Girl in Modern Fiction E. Pauline Johnson
12Indian Love Call Drew Hayden Taylor
13""Introduction"" and ""Marketing the Imaginary Indian"" from The Imaginary Indian: The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture Daniel Francis
14Postindian Warriors Gerald Vizenor
15Postcolonial Ghost Dancing: Diagnosing European Colonialism James (Sakej) YoungbloodHenderson
16The Trickster Moment, Cultural Appropriation, and the Liberal Imagination Margery Fee
17Myth, Policy, and Health Jo-Ann Episkenew
18Final Section Response: Imagining beyond Images and Myths Renae Watchman
III * Deliberating IndigenousLiterary Approaches
19Introduction NatalieKnight
20""Editor's Note"" from Looking at the Words of Our People:First Nations Analysis of Literature Jeannette C. Armstrong
21Native Literature: Seeking a Critical Centre Kimberly M. Blaeser
22Introduction. American Indian Literary Self-Determination Craig S. Womack
23""Introduction"" from Towards a Native American CriticalTheory ElviraPulitano
24Afterword: At the Gathering Place Lisa Brooks
25Gdi-nweninaa: Our Sound, Our Voice Leanne Simpson
26Responsible and Ethical Criticisms of Indigenous Literatures Niigaanwewidam JamesSinclair
27Final Section Response: Many Communities and the Full Humanity of IndigenousPeople: A Dialogue Kristina Fagan Bidwell and Sam McKegney
IV * Contemporary Concerns
28 Introduction Daniel Morley Johnson
29 Appropriating Guilt:Reconciliation in an Indigenous Canadian Context Deena Rymhs
30 Moving beyond ""StockNarratives"" of Murdered or Missing Indigenous Women: Reading the Poetry andLife Writing of Sarah de Vries Amber Dean
31 ""Go Away, Water!"" KinshipCriticism and the Decolonization Imperative Daniel Heath Justice
32 Indigenous Storytelling,Truth-Telling, and Community Approaches to Reconciliation Jeff Corntassel,Chaw-win-is, and T'lakwadzi
33 Erotica, Indigenous Style KateriAkiwenzie-Damm
34 Doubleweaving Two-SpiritCritiques: Building Alliances Between Native and Queer Studies Qwo-Li Driskill
35 Finding Your Voice:Cultural Resurgence and Power in Political Movement Katsisorokwas CurranJacobs
36 Final Section Response:From haa-huu-pah to the Decolonization Imperative:Responding to Contemporary Issues Through the TRC Laura Moss
V * Classroom Considerations
37 Introduction Deanna Reder and Linda M.Morra
38 The Hunting andHarvesting of Inuit Literature Keavy Martin
39 ""Ought We to TeachThese?"": Ethical, Responsible, and Aboriginal Cultural Protocols in theClassroom MarcAndre Fortin
40 Who Is the Text in ThisClass? Story, Archive, and Pedagogy in Indigenous Contexts Warren Cariou
41 Teaching IndigenousLiterature as Testimony: Porcupines andChina Dolls and the TestimonialImaginary MichelleCoupal
42 ""Betwixt and Between"":Alternative Genres, Languages, and Indigeneity Sarah Henzi
43 A Landless Territory?:Augmented Reality, Land, and Indigenous Storytelling in Cyberspace David Gaertner
44 Final Section Response:Positioning Knowledges, Building Relationships, Practising Self-Reflection, Collaboratingacross Differences Sophie McCall
Works Cited
About the Contributors
Index