First Person Plural : Aboriginal Storytelling and the Ethics of Collaborative Authorship Hardback
by Sophie McCall
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In this innovative exploration, told-to narratives, or collaboratively produced texts by Aboriginal storytellers and (usually) non-Aboriginal writers, are not romanticized as unmediated translations of oral documents, nor are they dismissed as corruptions of original works.
Rather, the approach emphasizes the interpenetration of authorship and collaboration.
Focused on the 1990s, when debates over voice and representation were particularly explosive, this comprehensive study examines a range of told-to narratives -- ethnography, life narrative, documentary -- in conjunction with key political events that have shaped the struggle for Aboriginal rights in Canada.
Emphasizing the scope rather than the limits of the told-to narrative, McCall considers how Aboriginal voices have been represented in a variety of forums such as public inquiries, commissioners’ reports, and land claims cases. A captivating inquiry, First Person Plural offers a vital, interdisciplinary discussion of how told-to narratives contribute to larger debates about Indigenous voice and literary and political sovereignty.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:268 pages
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:15/05/2011
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- ISBN:9780774819794
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:268 pages
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:15/05/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780774819794