Writing home : indigenous narratives of resistance / Michael D. Wilson.

Author/creator Wilson, Michael D., 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoEast Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxiv, 188 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAmerican Indian studies series
American Indian studies series (East Lansing, Mich.) ^A772075
Contents Introduction. Indigenous resistance fiction -- Assimilation or appropriation? the idea of the center in N. Scott Momaday's Way to rainy mountain and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- "Authenticity" and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- The ethical use of indigenous traditions in contemporary literature -- Writing a friendship dance : orality in Mourning Dove's Cogewea -- Bearheart : Gerald Vizenor's compassionate novel -- Muted traditions and dialogic affirmation in Louise Erdrich's Love medicine -- Perpetual metamorphosis : transformational journeys in Ray Young Bear's Black eagle child.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.
LCCN 2007038514
ISBN9780870138188 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0870138189 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS 153.I52 W53 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold