1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBE600200000018

Autore

RICE, Prudence M.

Titolo

Pottery Analysis : a sourcebook / Prudence M. Rice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago ; London, : The University of Chicago Press, 1987

ISBN

0226711188

Descrizione fisica

XXIV, 560 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910158780603321

Autore

Hubbard Curtis W.

Titolo

Base defense at the special forces forward operational bases / / Major Curtis W. Hubbard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Pickle Partners Publishing, , 2015

ISBN

1-78625-227-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 pages)

Disciplina

956.70443

Soggetti

Iraq War, 2003-2011

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911008455003321

Autore

Gruber Eva

Titolo

Humor in contemporary Native North American literature : reimagining nativeness / / Eva Gruber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Suffolk : , : Boydell & Brewer, , 2008

ISBN

1-282-94682-X

9786612946820

1-57113-799-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

European studies in American literature and culture

Classificazione

HU 1726

Disciplina

810.9/17

Soggetti

American literature - Indian authors - History and criticism

American literature - 20th century - History and criticism

American literature - 21st century - History and criticism

Canadian literature - Indian authors - History and criticism

Canadian literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Canadian literature - 21st century - History and criticism

Humor in literature

Indians of North America - Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Humor in Native North American literature and culture: survey -- Reimagining nativeness through humor: concepts and terms -- Expressing humor in contemporary native writing: forms -- Humor at work in contemporary native writing: issues and effects -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The state of research on humor in native writing.

Sommario/riassunto

In contrast to the popular cliché of the 'stoic Indian,' humor has always been important in Native North American cultures. Recent Native literature testifies to the centrality of this tradition. Yet literary criticism has so far largely neglected these humorous aspects, instead frequently choosing to concentrate on representations of trauma and cultural disruption, at the risk of reducing Native characters and Native cultures to the position of the tragic victim. This first comprehensive study explores the use of humor in today's Native writing, focusing on a wide



variety of texts spanning all genres. It combines concepts from cultural studies and humor studies with approaches by Native thinkers and critics, analyzing the possible effects of humorous forms of representation on the self-image and identity formation of Native individuals and Native cultures. Humor emerges as an indispensable tool for engaging with existing stereotypes: Native writers subvert degrading clichés of "the Indian" from within, reimagining Nativeness in a celebration of laughing survivors, 'decolonizing' the minds of both Native and non-native readers, and contributing to a renewal of Native cultural identity. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Native Studies both literary and cultural. Due to its encompassing approach, it will also provide a point of entry for the wider readership interested in contemporary Native writing. Eva Gruber is assistant professor in the American Studies section of the Department of Literature at the University of Constance, Germany.