Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Native American Literature
- The Cambridge History of Native American Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Introduction: What Was Native American Literature?
- Part I Traces and Removals (Pre-1870s)
- Part II Assimilation and Modernity (1879–1967)
- Part III Native American Renaissance (Post-1960s)
- Part IV Visions and Revisions: 21st-Century Prospects
- 23 Native American Horror, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction
- 24 Charting Comparative Indigenous Traditions
- 25 The Global Correspondence of Native American Literatures
- 26 Indigenizing the Internet
- 27 Indigenous Futures beyond the Sovereignty Debate
- 28 The Leftovers
- 29 Can You See the Indian?
- Index
28 - The Leftovers
from Part IV - Visions and Revisions: 21st-Century Prospects
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Native American Literature
- The Cambridge History of Native American Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Introduction: What Was Native American Literature?
- Part I Traces and Removals (Pre-1870s)
- Part II Assimilation and Modernity (1879–1967)
- Part III Native American Renaissance (Post-1960s)
- Part IV Visions and Revisions: 21st-Century Prospects
- 23 Native American Horror, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction
- 24 Charting Comparative Indigenous Traditions
- 25 The Global Correspondence of Native American Literatures
- 26 Indigenizing the Internet
- 27 Indigenous Futures beyond the Sovereignty Debate
- 28 The Leftovers
- 29 Can You See the Indian?
- Index
Summary
This brief reflective essay suggests that many Indigenous writers fashioned their identities in scattershot fashion, for better or for worse, from media and popcultural texts and subjects ranging from Steve Perry to Predator.
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- The Cambridge History of Native American Literature , pp. 519 - 525Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020