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Reading indigeneity : the ethics of interpretation and representation

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posted on 2011-01-01, 00:00 authored by Clare BradfordClare Bradford
The transmission of indigenous stories is a fraught enterprise. In contrast to Western practices of the free circulation of ideas, many indigenous cultures view their stories as sacred, and have strict rules about who may tell certain tales, and in what settings and with whom they may be shared. Indigenous storytellers and novelists who want to tell contemporary stories also face the minefields of a history of (mis)representation of their cultures' values and practices. Australian literary scholar Clare Bradford picks her way carefully through this minefield, identifying its perils and proposing a self-reflexive practice that enables scholars to approach these works with sensitivity; Abenaki children's author Joseph Bruchac adds his own impressions and frustrations as an author to Clare's frank assessment of the possibilities of criticism, cross-talk, and mutual understanding in the fìeld.

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Title of book

Handbook of research on children's and young adult literature

Chapter number

23

Pagination

331 - 342

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

New York

ISBN-13

9780415965057

ISBN-10

0415965055

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1 Book chapter

Copyright notice

2011, Taylor & Francis

Extent

37

Editor/Contributor(s)

S Wolf

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