| Stories in a New Skin: Approaches to Inuit Literature Contributor(s): Martin, Keavy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887552145 ISBN-13: 9780887552144 Publisher: University of Manitoba Press OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Native American - Literary Criticism | Canadian - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 809.889 |
| Physical Information: 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In an age where southern power-holders look north and see only vacant polar landscapes, isolated communities, and exploitable resources, it is important to note that the Inuit homeland encompasses extensive philosophical, political, and literary traditions. Stories in a New Skin is a seminal text that explores these Arctic literary traditions and, in the process, reveals a pathway into Inuit literary criticism. Author Keavy Martin considers writing, storytelling, and performance from a range of genres and historical periods - the classic stories and songs of Inuit oral traditions, life writing, oral histories, and contemporary fiction, poetry and film - and discusses the ways in which these texts constitute an autonomous literary tradition. She draws attention to the interconnection between language, form and context and illustrates the capacity of Inuit writers, singers and storytellers to instruct diverse audiences in the appreciation of Inuit texts. Although Eurowestern academic contexts and literary terminology are a relatively foreign presence in Inuit territory, Martin builds on the inherent adaptability and resilience of Inuit genres in order to foster greater southern awareness of a tradition whose audience has remained primarily northern. |