ISBN:
9780816692798
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9780816692781
Language:
English
Pages:
xxii, 278 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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22 cm
Series Statement:
Indigenous Americas
DDC:
810.9/897
Keywords:
American literature Indian authors
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History and criticism
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American literature History and criticism 20th century
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Gays' writings, American History and criticism
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Gender identity in literature
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Lesbianism in literature
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Homosexuality in literature
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Indians in literature
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Indian gays in literature
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American literature / Indian authors / History and criticism American literature / History and criticism / 20th century
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Gays' writings, American / History and criticism
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Gender identity in literature
;
Lesbianism in literature
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Homosexuality in literature
;
Indians in literature
;
American literature
;
American literature / Indian authors
;
Gays' writings, American
;
Gender identity in literature
;
Homosexuality in literature
;
Indians in literature
;
Lesbianism in literature / Criticism, interpretation, etc
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USA
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Literatur
;
Queer-Theorie
;
Indigenes Volk
Abstract:
Introduction: two-spirit histories -- A genealogy of queer native literatures -- The native 1970s: Maurice Kenny and Fag Rag -- Queer relationships and two-spirit characters in Louise Erdrich's novels -- Forced to choose: queer indigeneity in film -- Indigenous assemblage and queer diasporas in the work of Janice Gould -- Conclusion: two-spirit futures. With a new and more inclusive perspective for the growing field of queer Native studies, Lisa Tatonetti provides a genealogy of queer Native writing after Stonewall. Looking across a broad range of literature, Tatonetti offers the first overview and guide to queer Native literature from its rise in the 1970s to the present day. In The Queerness of Native American Literature, Tatonetti recovers ties between two simultaneous renaissances of the late twentieth century: queer literature and Native American literature. She foregrounds how Indigeneity intervenes within and against dominant interpretations of queer genders and sexualities, recovering unfamiliar texts from the 1970s while presenting fresh, cogent readings of well-known works. In juxtaposing the work of Native authors—including the longtime writer–activist Paula Gunn Allen, the first contemporary queer Native writer Maurice Kenny, the poet Janice Gould, the novelist Louise Erdrich, and the filmmakers Sherman Alexie, Thomas Bezucha, and Jorge Manuel Manzano—with the work of queer studies scholars, Tatonetti proposes resourceful interventions in foundational concepts in queer studies while also charting new directions for queer Native studies. Throughout, she argues that queerness has been central to Native American literature for decades, showing how queer Native literature and Two-Spirit critiques challenge understandings of both Indigeneity and sexuality.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: two-spirit historiesA genealogy of queer native literatures -- The native 1970s: Maurice Kenny and fag rag -- Queer relationships and two-spirit characters in Louise Erdrich's novels -- Forced to choose: queer indigeneity in film -- Indigenous assemblage and queer diasporas in the work of Janice Gould -- Conclusion: two-spirit futures.
Description / Table of Contents:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 225-255
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