| Southwestern American Indian Literature: In the Classroom and Beyond Contributor(s): Delaney Hoffman, Elizabeth (Other), Shumaker, Conrad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820463442 ISBN-13: 9780820463445 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $36.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 810.989 |
| LCCN: 2007005853 |
| Series: American Indian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 6" W x 9" (0.40 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Southwestern American Indian Literature: In the Classroom and Beyond addresses several challenges that teaching Southwestern American Indian literature presents, and suggests innovative ways of teaching the material. Drawing on the author's experiences teaching literature - both in the classroom and in the canyons of the Southwest - the book covers works ranging from the famous (Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony) to the underappreciated (George Webb's A Pima Remembers). One chapter discusses teaching Sherman Alexie's Smoke Signals along with Silko's Yellow Woman as world literature; another functions as a guide to organizing a travel seminar that will enable students to experience American Indian literature and culture in potentially life-changing ways. This book provides a practical approach to the teaching of Southwestern American Indian literature without simplifying its inherent challenges. |