Introduction to Indigenous Literary Criticism in Canada - Paperback

by Heather MacFarlane (Editor), Armand Garnet Ruffo (Editor)

This unique collection gathers 26 important works of criticism on Canadian Indigenous literature.

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Introduction to Indigenous Literary Criticism in Canada collects 26 seminal critical essays indispensable to our understanding of the rapidly growing field of Indigenous literatures. The texts gathered in this collection, selected after extensive consultation with experts in the field, trace the development of Indigenous literatures while highlighting major trends and themes, including appropriation, stereotyping, language, land, spirituality, orality, colonialism, residential schools, reconciliation, gender, resistance, and ethical scholarship.

Author Biography

Heather Macfarlane is Adjunct Professor in the Department of English at Queen's University; her publications include articles on the road trip, Indigenous language in theatre, and Franco-Indigenous texts.

Armand Garnet Ruffo is Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Literatures and Languages at Queen's University; he is also an Ojibway poet, writer, and filmmaker. His book Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing into Thunderbird (Douglas & McIntyre, 2014) was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction.