ISBN:
0803210833
,
9780803210837
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (385 p)
,
23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Survivance : Narratives of Native Presence
DDC:
305.897
Keywords:
American literature Indian authors
;
History and criticism
;
Public opinion
;
Indians of North America Public opinion
;
Indian literature
;
Indians, Treatment of
;
Indians of North America Social conditions
Abstract:
In this anthology, eighteen scholars discuss the themes and practices of survivance in literature, examining the legacy of Vizenor's original insights and exploring the manifestations of survivance in a variety of contexts. Contributors interpret and compare the original writings of William Apess, Eric Gansworth, Louis Owens, Carter Revard, Gerald Vizenor, and Velma Wallis, among others
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents ; 1. Aesthetics of Survivance ; 2. Why It's a Good Thing Gerald Vizenor Is Not an Indian ; 3. Native Survivance in the Americas; 4. On Subjectivity and Survivance; 5. Playing Indian ; 6. William Apess; 7. As Long as the Hair Shall Grow; 8. The War Cry of the Trickster; 9. Shifting the Ground; 10. Total Apocalypse, Total Survivance; 11. Facing the Wiindigoo ; 12. Tactical Mobility as Survivance ; 13. Ghosts in the Gaps; 14. The Naked Spot; 15. Survivance in the Works of Velma Wallis ; 16. Writing Survivance; 17. A Lantern to See By; 18. Survivance Memories ; Contributors ; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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