Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island

Mccall, Sophie

ISBN 10: 1771123001 / ISBN 13: 9781771123006

Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017

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2017. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1771123001
• ISBN 13: 9781771123006
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The first critical reader of Indigenous literatures to feature contributions from authors from across Turtle Island (North America). The book explores core concepts at the heart of Indigenous literary criticism, such as the relations between land, language, and community; the variety of narrative forms in Indigenous stories; and the continuities between oral and written forms of expression. Building on two decades of scholarly work to centre Indigenous knowledges and perspectives, the book contributes to the transformation of literary method while respecting and honouring Indigenous histories and peoples of these lands. It includes well-known stories by prominent authors along with works that have often been excluded from the canon, such as those from French- and Spanish-language Indigenous authors; Indigenous authors from south of the Mexican border; Chicana/o authors; Indigenous-language authors; works in translation; as-told-to narratives; and lost or underappreciated texts. At a time when Indigenous people often have to contend with representations that marginalize or devalue their intellectual and cultural heritage, this critical reader proclaims the diversity, vitality, and depth of Indigenous writing. It shows that the ways in which we read, listen, and tell play a key roles in how we establish relationships with one another, and how we might share knowledges across cultures, languages, and social spaces.

About the Author

Sophie McCall is an associate professor in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University, where she teaches Indigenous literatures and contemporary Canadian literature. Her most recent publication, with co-editor, Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill, is The Land We Are: Artists and Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation (2015).

Deanna Reder (Cree-Metis) is an associate professor in the Departments of First Nations Studies and English at Simon Fraser University. She serves as editor for the Indigenous Studies series at WLU Press and was one of the founding members of the Indigenous Literary Studies Association. She teaches and publishes on Indigenous theory, life writing, pop fiction, and gender and sexuality.

David Gaertner is a settler scholar of German descent and an instructor in the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program at the University of British Columbia, where he specializes in digital storytelling. He is also a co-editor of Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island.

Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill is a Metis writer and artist from Vancouver, BC, which lies on unceded Coast Salish territory. Hill's practice investigates struggles over land use and occupation, as well as black markets and unofficial economies.