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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 18 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Indigenous Studies ; |
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Daniel Heath, Justice.
Indigenous Studies. Spoken word ;
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Indigenous studies series.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Narrated by Anne Oliver. |
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Narrated by Adam Kitchen. |
| Summary |
Part survey of the field of Indigenous literary studies, part cultural history, and part literary polemic, Why Indigenous Literatures Matter asserts the vital significance of literary expression to the political, creative, and intellectual efforts of Indigenous peoples today. Selected as an Equity, Justice, and Inclusion Community Read by the Association of University Presses. In considering the connections between literature and lived experience, this book contemplates four key questions at the heart of Indigenous kinship traditions: How do we learn to be human? How do we become good relatives? How do we become good ancestors? How do we learn to live together? Blending personal narrative and broader historical and cultural analysis with close readings of key creative and critical texts, Justice argues that Indigenous writers engage with these questions in part to challenge settler-colonial policies and practices that have targeted Indigenous connections to land, history, family, and self. More importantly, Indigenous writers imaginatively engage the many ways that communities and individuals have sought to nurture these relationships and project them into the future. This provocative volume challenges readers to critically consider and rethink their assumptions about Indigenous literature, history, and politics while never forgetting the emotional connections of our shared humanity and the power of story to effect personal and social change. Written with a generalist reader firmly in mind, but addressing issues of interest to specialists in the field, this book welcomes new audiences to Indigenous literary studies while offering more seasoned readers a renewed appreciation for these transformative literary traditions. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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American literature -- Indian authors -- History and criticism.
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Canadian literature -- Indian authors -- History and criticism.
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Indians in literature.
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| Added Author |
Justice, Daniel Heath.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781771124928 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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177112492X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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MWT14246358 |
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