When Did Indians Become Straight? Kinship, the History of Sexuality, and Native Sovereignty |
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| Author:
| Rifkin, Mark |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-975546-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $63.00 |
Book Description:
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When Did Indians Become Straight ? explores the complex relationship between sexual mores and shifting forms of Native American self-representation. It offers a cultural and literary history that stretches from the early-nineteenth century to the early-twenty-first century, demonstrating how Euramerican and Native writers have drawn on discourses of sexuality in portraying Native peoples and their sovereignty.
When Did Indians Become Straight ? explores the complex relationship between sexual mores and shifting forms of Native American self-representation. It offers a cultural and literary history that stretches from the early-nineteenth century to the early-twenty-first century, demonstrating how Euramerican and Native writers have drawn on discourses of sexuality in portraying Native peoples and their sovereignty.