Contributions From Twenty-Five Distinguished Scholars Are Brought
together here to provide a comprehensive, accessible, state of the
art appraisal of interdisciplinary research at the boundaries of
anthropology, linguistics and Native Studies. The collection seeks
to correct the prevailing notion that the Americanist tradition in
anthropology. (typified by Franz Boas and his colleagues) is a
theoretical.
Participants in this dialogue accepted the challenge of making
their underlying theoretical assumptions explicit. The papers range
from the history of anthropology and linguistics to present
innovations within this tradition. Issues of authenticity lead to
examination of changing traditions in text and literacy in
linguistics and education, and in emerging contemporary discourse
spanning the Americas.
The volume is framed by Coyote, the quintessential American
trickster who is the inspiration for much of the volume's play with
tradition and change, with the construction of identity through
discourse, and with the interaction of Americanists and First
Nations/Native American communities. Remarks on the future of the
Americanist tradition forms a critical part of this collection.
The collection pioneers in juxtaposing Canadian and American
theoretical work on language and revitalizes a shared tradition
centred around the study of meaning. Readers are invited to enter
this open-ended and vibrant Americanist discourse.
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