Description
Book SynopsisEmbodies the very nature of Indian storytelling, which is circular, drawing upon the personal experiences of the narrator at various turns, to argue that contemporary Native American literary criticism is stalled. This title portrays Indians stereotypically, assuming that the experiences of tribal groups have largely been the same.
Trade Review"In the cross-disciplinary tradition of the American Indian intellectuals analyzed in this book, Larson ranges through literature, philosophy, autobiography, law and American Indian literary tradition. . . . Larson offers pieces of his unique autobiography, combined with rigorous, imaginative scholarship."
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Table of ContentsIntroduction
1) House Made of Cards, the Construction of American Indians
2) American Indians, Authenticity, and the Future
3) Vine Deloria Jr., Reconstructing the Logic of Belief
4) Constituting and Preserving Self through Writing
5) Louise Erdrich, Protecting and Celebrating Culture
6) James Welch’s “Indian Lawyer”
7) Pragmatism and American Indian Thought
8) Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
