Romero, Channette
TR 11:10 AM
Park 0145
ENGL 4866: Native American Novel
This course will provide an introduction to the Native American Novel. We will examine the ways in which contemporary American Indian writers use the oral traditions, religious beliefs, and histories of their tribes to experiment with the traditional novel form. The novels we will be reading experiment with narrative voice, form, characterization, temporalty, and the traditional function of the novel in an attempt to represent Native viewpoints, communities, and histories. We will explore how these writers appropriate the identity and community-building function of the novel to create new narratives to help Native peoples negotiate contemporary American Indian life. Although we will focus primarily on reading novels, we will supplement our reading with critical essays on the novel tradition.
REQUIRED BOOKS
Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony (ISBN: 9780143104919)
Louise Erdrich, Tracks (ISBN: 0060972459)
LeAnne Howe, Shell Shaker (ISBN: 9781879960619)
Stephen Graham Jones, Ledfeather (ISBN: 9781573661461)
Blake Hausman, Riding the Trail of Tears (ISBN: 9780803239265)
Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves (ISBN: 9781770864863)
Philip Red Eagle’s Red Earth (ISBN: 9781844712687)