03189nam 2200505 450 991081513670332120200520144314.01-77112-178-51-77112-177-7(CKB)4340000000258385(OCoLC)1028612577(MdBmJHUP)muse56085(MiAaPQ)EBC5317922(Au-PeEL)EBL5317922(CaPaEBR)ebr11523906(PPN)250534339(EXLCZ)99434000000025838520180327h20182018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhy Indigenous literatures matter /Daniel Heath JusticeWaterloo, Ontario, Canada :Wilfrid Laurier University Press,2018.©20181 online resourceIndigenous Studies Series1-77112-176-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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. 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.Indigenous studies series.American literatureIndian authorsHistory and criticismIndians in literatureAmerican literatureIndian authorsHistory and criticism.Indians in literature.810.9897Justice Daniel Heath1614488MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815136703321Why Indigenous literatures matter3944321UNINA