Encountering the Sovereign Other: Indigenous Science Fiction - Couverture souple

Brown Spiers, Miriam C.

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ISBN 10 : 1611864054 ISBN 13 : 9781611864052

Editeur : Michigan State University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Science fiction often operates as either an extended metaphor for human relationships or as a genuine attempt to encounter the alien Other. Both types of stories tend to rehearse the processes of colonialism, in which a sympathetic protagonist encounters and tames the unknown. Despite this logic, Native American writers have claimed the genre as a productive space in which they can critique historical colonialism and reassert the value of Indigenous worldviews. Encountering the Sovereign Other proposes a new theoretical framework for understanding Indigenous science fiction, placing Native theorists like Vine Deloria Jr. and Gregory Cajete in conversation with science fiction theorists like Darko Suvin, David Higgins, and Michael Pinsky. In response to older colonial discourses, many contemporary Indigenous authors insist that readers acknowledge their humanity while recognizing them as distinct peoples who maintain their own cultures, beliefs, and nationhood. Here author Miriam C. Brown Spiers analyzes four novels: William Sanders’s The Ballad of Billy Badass and the Rose of Turkestan, Stephen Graham Jones’s It Came from Del Rio, D. L. Birchfield’s Field of Honor, and Blake M. Hausman’s Riding the Trail of Tears. Demonstrating how Indigenous science fiction expands the boundaries of the genre while reinforcing the relevance of Indigenous knowledge, Brown Spiers illustrates the use of science fiction as a critical compass for navigating and surviving the distinct challenges of the twenty-first century.

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À propos de l'auteur

MIRIAM C. BROWN SPIERS is an assistant professor of English and interdisciplinary studies at Kennesaw State University. She is the coordinator for Native American and Indigenous studies and also teaches in the gender and women's studies and American studies programs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michigan State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1611864054
• ISBN 13: 9781611864052
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
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• Personne responsable: non disponible