Postindian Conversations

"Postindian Conversations" is the first collection of in-depth interviews with Gerald Vizenor, one of the most powerful and provocative voices in the Native world today. These lively conversations with the preeminent novelist and cultural critic reveal much about the man, his literary creations, and his critical perspectives on important issues affecting Native peoples at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The book also casts new light on his sometimes controversial ideas about contemporary Native identity, politics, economics, scholarship, and literature.

About the author

Gerald Vizenor is a professor of American Studies and Native American literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the American Book Award-winner Griever: An American Monkey King in China. A. Robert Lee is a professor of American literature at Nihon University in Tokyo. His books include Designs of Blackness: Mappings in the Literature and Culture of Afro-America. His edited works include Shadow Distance: A Gerald Vizenor Reader.

Summary

A collection of interviews with Gerald Vizenor, one of the most powerful and provocative voices in the Native world today. These conversations with the novelist and cultural critic reveal much about the man, his literary creations, and his critical perspectives on important issues affecting Native peoples in the late twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: A Robert Lee, A. Robert Lee, Gerald Vizenor, Gerald Robert Vizenor
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2003
• EAN: 9780803296282
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-9628-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 223 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 308 g
• Series: American Indian Lives; American Indian Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology