In the belly of a laughing god : humour and irony in Native women's poetry /
Jennifer Andrews.
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, (c)2011.
- 1 online resource (x, 324 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Spiritual transformations -- Generic transformations -- Histories, memories, and the nation -- Haunting photographs, revisioning families -- Space, place, land, and the meaning(s) of home -- Conclusion : intertextual conversations.
"In the Belly of a Laughing God examines how eight contemporary Native women poets in Canada and the United States, Joy Harjo, Louise Halfe, Kimberly Blaeser, Marilyn Dumont, Diane Glancy, Jeannette Armstrong, Wendy Rose, and Marie Annharte Baker, employ humour and irony to address the intricacies of race, gender, and nationality. While recognizing that humour and irony are often employed as methods of resistance, this ... analysis also acknowledges the ways in which they can be used to assert or restore order. Using the framework of humour and irony, five themes emerge from the words of these poets: spiritual transformations; generic transformations; history, memory, and the nation; photography and representational visibility; and land and the significance of 'home.' Through the double-voice discourse of irony and the textual surprises of humour, these poets challenge hegemonic renderings of themselves and their cultures, even as they enforce their own cultural norms."--Jacket
9781442661844 9781442657724
2011459161
20119009277
American poetry--Indian authors--History and criticism. American poetry--Women authors--History and criticism. American poetry--History and criticism.--20th century Humor in literature. Irony in literature. American literature--Women authors--History and criticism. Canadian poetry--History and criticism.--20th century Canadian poetry (English)--Indian authors--History and criticism. Canadian poetry (English)--Women authors--History and criticism. Canadian poetry (English)--History and criticism.--20th century