Description:
This Introduction makes available for both student, instructor, and affcianado a refined set of tools for decolonizing our approaches prior to entering the unfamiliar landscape of Native American literatures.
Review Quotes:
"Offering a historical context from which students can understand the participation of Native American writers in literacy practices from the start, Lopienza challenges readers to rethink what he calls the 'rhetorical firewall between modern perceptions of oral and literate cultures, ' that has led to an underappreciation of the complex legacy of the Native American literary canon. A valuable tool for students and teachers alike."
--Vanessa Holford Diana, Westfield State University