Why Indigenous Literatures Matter

by Daniel Heath Justice

Book Overview

Winner, PROSE Awards 2019
Short-listed, ACQL Gabrielle Roy Prize for Literary Criticism 2018
Winner, NAISA Award Best Subsequent Book 2018

Part survey of the field of Indigenous literary studies, part cultural history, and part literary polemic, Why Indigenous Literatures Matter asserts the vital significance of literary expression to the political, creative, and intellectual efforts of Indigenous peoples today.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771121769
• ISBN13: 9781771121767
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 8.0"