The Routledge Companion to Native American Literature engages the
multiple scenes of tension - historical, political, cultural, and
aesthetic - that constitutes a problematic legacy in terms of
community identity, ethnicity, gender and sexuality, language, and
sovereignty in the study of Native American literature. This
important and timely addition to the field provides context for
issues that enter into Native American literary texts through
allusions, references, and language use. The volume presents over
forty essays by leading and emerging international scholars and
analyses: regional, cultural, racial and sexual identities in
Native American literature key historical moments from the earliest
period of colonial contact to the present worldviews in relation to
issues such as health, spirituality, animals, and physical
environments traditions of cultural creation that are key to
understanding the styles, allusions, and language of Native
American Literature the impact of differing literary forms of
Native American literature. This collection provides a map of the
critical issues central to the discipline, as well as uncovering
new perspectives and new directions for the development of the
field. It supports academic study and also assists general readers
who require a comprehensive yet manageable introduction to the
contexts essential to approaching Native American Literature. It is
essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present and
future of this literary culture. Contributors: Joseph Bauerkemper,
Susan Bernardin, Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez, Kirby Brown, David
J. Carlson, Cari M. Carpenter, Eric Cheyfitz, Tova Cooper, Alicia
Cox, Birgit Dawes, Janet Fiskio, Earl E. Fitz, John Gamber, Kathryn
N. Gray, Sarah Henzi, Susannah Hopson, Hsinya Huang, Brian K.
Hudson, Bruce E. Johansen, Judit Agnes Kadar, Amelia V. Katanski,
Susan Kollin, Chris LaLonde, A. Robert Lee, Iping Liang, Drew
Lopenzina, Brandy Nalani McDougall, Deborah Madsen, Diveena
Seshetta Marcus, Sabine N. Meyer, Carol Miller, David L. Moore,
Birgit Brander Rasmussen, Mark Rifkin, Kenneth M. Roemer, Oliver
Scheiding, Lee Schweninger, Stephanie A. Sellers, Kathryn W.
Shanley, Leah Sneider, David Stirrup, Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.,
Tammy Wahpeconiah
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