{"product_id":"why-indigenous-literatures-matter-paperback","title":"Why Indigenous Literatures Matter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Heath Justice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, PROSE Awards 2019\u003cbr\u003eShort-listed, ACQL Gabrielle Roy Prize for Literary Criticism 2018\u003cbr\u003eWinner, NAISA Award Best Subsequent Book 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart survey of the field of Indigenous literary studies, part cultural history, and part literary polemic, \u003ci\u003eWhy Indigenous Literatures Matter\u003c\/i\u003e asserts the vital significance of literary expression to the political, creative, and intellectual efforts of Indigenous peoples today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn considering the connections between literature and lived experience, this book contemplates four key questions at the heart of Indigenous kinship traditions: How do we learn to be human? How do we become good relatives? How do we become good ancestors? How do we learn to live together? Blending personal narrative and broader historical and cultural analysis with close readings of key creative and critical texts, Justice argues that Indigenous writers engage with these questions in part to challenge settler-colonial policies and practices that have targeted Indigenous connections to land, history, family, and self. More importantly, Indigenous writers imaginatively engage the many ways that communities and individuals have sought to nurture these relationships and project them into the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis provocative volume challenges readers to critically consider and rethink their assumptions about Indigenous literature, history, and politics while never forgetting the emotional connections of our shared humanity and the power of story to effect personal and social change. Written with a generalist reader firmly in mind but addressing issues of interest to specialists in the field, this book welcomes new audiences to Indigenous literary studies while offering more seasoned readers a renewed appreciation for these transformative literary traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as an Equity, Justice, and Inclusion Community Read by the Association of University Presses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45199999172652,"sku":"9781771121767","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/dVc2elI0K25nL1JzeVk4S2pSMUM1UT09.webp?v=1768398629","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/why-indigenous-literatures-matter-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}