Encountering the sovereign other : Indigenous science fiction / Miriam C. Brown Spiers.

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"Encountering the Sovereign Other proposes a new theoretical framework for understanding Indigenous science fiction, placing Native theorists like Vine Deloria Jr., and Gregory Cajete in conversation with science fiction theorists like Darko Suvin, David Higgins, and Michael Pinsky. Miriam C. Brown...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:American Indian studies series (East Lansing, Mich.)
Main Author: Spiers, Miriam C. Brown (Author)
Other Authors: Henry, Gordon, 1955- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2021]
Series:American Indian studies series (East Lansing, Mich.)
Subjects:
Science fiction, American > Indian authors > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Physical Description:xl, 143 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Modern monsters, modern borders. The yellow monster : reanimating nuclear fears in The ballad of Billy Badass and the Rose of Turkestan ; Radioactive rabbits and "illegal aliens" : border crossing in It came from Del Rio
  • Part 2. Reimagining resistance. Until the danger passes : dystopian sovereignty in Field of honor ; The stories began to change : rewriting removal in Riding the Trail of Tears
  • Coda.