Native Studies Keywords (Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies) - Tapa blanda

 
9780816531509: Native Studies Keywords (Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies)
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ISBN 10: 0816531501 ISBN 13: 9780816531509
Editorial: University of Arizona Press, 2015

Sinopsis

Native Studies Keywords explores selected concepts in Native studies and the words commonly used to describe them, words whose meanings have been insufficiently examined. This edited volume focuses on the following eight concepts: sovereignty, land, indigeneity, nation, blood, tradition, colonialism, and indigenous knowledge. Each section includes three or four essays and provides definitions, meanings, and significance to the concept, lending a historical, social, and political context.

Take sovereignty, for example. The word has served as the battle cry for social justice in Indian Country. But what is the meaning of sovereignty? Native peoples with diverse political beliefs all might say they support sovereignty—without understanding fully the meaning and implications packed in the word.

The field of Native studies is filled with many such words whose meanings are presumed, rather than articulated or debated. Consequently, the foundational terms within Native studies always have multiple and conflicting meanings. These terms carry the colonial baggage that has accrued from centuries of contested words.

Native Studies Keywords is a genealogical project that looks at the history of words that claim to have no history. It is the first book to examine the foundational concepts of Native American studies, offering multiple perspectives and opening a critical new conversation.

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Acerca del autor

Stephanie Nohelani Teves is an assistant professor of ethnic studies and women’s and gender studies at the University of Oregon, USA. She was also a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley, USA.

Andrea Smith is an associate professor in ethnic studies and media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside, USA. Her areas of research include Native studies, religious studies, legal studies, gender studies, and social movements.

Michelle Raheja is an associate professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, USA where she researches Native American literature, with a special interest in autobiography and film visual culture.

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Editorial
University of Arizona Press
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0816531501
ISBN 13 
9780816531509
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
352
Editor
Teves Stephanie Nohelani, Smith Andrea, Raheja Michelle
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