Women writing women : native female authors asserting power through fiction / by Allyson L. Hayes.
| Author/creator | Hayes, Allyson L. author |
| Other author | Huang, Su-ching, degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of English. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2024. |
| Description | 1 online resource (59 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Variant title | Women writing women native female authors asserting power through fiction. |
| Summary | Female Native authors are taking the literary world by force, producing many texts that challenge the patriarchal status quo. Utilizing their ethnic identities to add new perspectives on the problems facing Native American communities, these women frequently upend systems of power in their narratives. In a collection of texts ranging from speculative short fiction, true-crime novels, and dystopian science fiction novels, I will examine how Native women illustrate the power of knowing their history. These Native women create female characters that anticipate trauma and fight back before it can happen commenting on the gravity of the violence facing Native women in the United States. They create female characters who live at the crossroads of their identity but use that dual perspective to upend systems of health and justice in their communities. They also create female characters who heal and bind their communities with the stories they tell. In this analysis I will show how traditional Native elements can be woven into modern fiction to disrupt tropes and systems that have permeated society for too long, leaving Native women at the margins. In these texts they take center stage. |
| General note | Presented to the Faculty of the Department of English |
| General note | Advisor: Su-ching Huang |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed August 14, 2025). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2024. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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