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American Indian Studies: Writing Home : Indigenous Narratives of Resistance by Michael D. Wilson (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Explore the profound insights of 'Writing Home: Indigenous Narratives of Resistance' by Michael D. Wilson. This hardcover book offers an in-depth analysis of Native American literature, emphasizing cultural and political movements. Wilson's work highlights the distinction between Native and non-Native narratives, providing a critical contribution to literary studies. Ideal for students and teachers seeking to understand indigenous perspectives, this book is a valuable addition to any literary collection. Published by Michigan State University Press, it's part of the American Indian Studies Series.
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In Writing Home , Michael Wilson demonstrates that the use of acceptable Western literary forms by indigenous peoples, while sometimes effective, has frequently distorted essential truths about their cultures. Sermons, for instance, have provided some indigenous authors with a means to criticize colonialism; but ultimately this institutional form, by its very nature, expresses a hierarchical relationship between Christian religions and indigenous beliefs and practices. Similarly, autobiographies are useful vehicles for explaining the cultural practices of a particular tribal groupor personalizing the destructive forces of colonialismyet the autobiographical form itself suggests an ethos of individualism entirely contrary to a vision of communal identity central to many indigenous groups. Short fiction and novels are often built around conflict. Although indigenous writers have used this thematic approach with considerable artistry to express the clash between indigenous societies and the forces of colonialism, for many indigenous people the idea of conflict as the basis of cultural expression may be antithetical to a relational, perhaps familial, attitude toward the world and other people. Writing Home explores the ways that indigenous writers use ideas and structures from primarily oral traditions to resist, for example, colonial metanarratives that legitimize and even demand the disappearance of indigenous peoplesManifest Destiny, Social Darwinism, and the inevitable plight of the tragic "mixed blood." To this end, Wilson examines selected works by Mourning Dove (Humishuma), Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, Louise Erdrich, and Ray Young Bear. In the effort to create a mimetic form of representation that is appropriate to their cultures, these writers, Wilson finds, confront issues of authenticity, identity, and society. Ultimately, Wilson s investigation reminds us of the difficulty and ingenuity required to rescue an authentic written representation of a culture from the distortions caused by the colonialist s "accepted" representational structures."Product Identifiers
PublisherMichigan STATE University Press
ISBN-100870138189
ISBN-139780870138188
eBay Product ID (ePID)64297841
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Book TitleWriting Home : Indigenous Narratives of Resistance
Number of Pages188 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicNative American
GenreLiterary Criticism
AuthorMichael D. Wilson
Book SeriesAmerican Indian Studies
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Dewey Edition22
ReviewsHighly anticipated, from one of Native America's most respected scholars and teachers, this book is immensely satisfying. Wilson calls forward the masterworks of Indigenous oral literature, thinks through them with an Indigenous consciousness, and in doing so brings the reader into contact with the heart of Indigenous America's movement of cultural and political resurgence. His readings of the strongest examples of the Indigenous "literature of combat" and his critiques of lesser works are set against his own commitment to fight the forces that are still colonizing our existences and moving us towards oblivion. This is a deeply thought and carefully written work, and it shows Michael Wilson to be at the front ranks of scholars of Native literature ... unique, compelling, and powerful. -- Dr. Taiaiake Alfred
Lccn2007-038514
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal810.9/897
Lc Classification NumberPs153.I52w53 2008
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