(Dis)Empowerment of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker
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Resumo: | The aim of this article is to analyze the portrayal of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003). The series is an alternative history of America in the early 19th century, which allows Card to condemn the country’s colonial history, particularly the institution of slavery and the plight of Native Americans. Nevertheless, in spite of his obvious sympathy for Native Americans, Card does not manage to avoid all of the traps awaiting a non-Native author writing about Indigenous people. The following article examines the series’ portrayal of Native Americans, demonstrating how the author both empowers his Indigenous characters and undermines their empowerment. The framework for the proposed analysis is provided by Gerald Vizenor’s theories regarding the simulation of Native presence in dominant culture, the persistence of stereotypical indians, the concept of survivance, and the possible retrieval of Indigenous sovereignty. |
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(Dis)Empowerment of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin MakerO (Des) Empoderamento de Nativo-Americanos em The Tales of Alvin Maker de Orson Scott CardThe aim of this article is to analyze the portrayal of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003). The series is an alternative history of America in the early 19th century, which allows Card to condemn the country’s colonial history, particularly the institution of slavery and the plight of Native Americans. Nevertheless, in spite of his obvious sympathy for Native Americans, Card does not manage to avoid all of the traps awaiting a non-Native author writing about Indigenous people. The following article examines the series’ portrayal of Native Americans, demonstrating how the author both empowers his Indigenous characters and undermines their empowerment. The framework for the proposed analysis is provided by Gerald Vizenor’s theories regarding the simulation of Native presence in dominant culture, the persistence of stereotypical indians, the concept of survivance, and the possible retrieval of Indigenous sovereignty.O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a representação de nativo- americanos em The Tales of Alvin Maker de Orson Scott Card (1987-2003). A série é uma história alternativa dos Estadus Unidos no início do século 19, o que permite que Card condene a história colonial do país, particularmente a instituição da escravidão e a situação dos nativo-americanos. No entanto, apesar de sua óbvia simpatia pelos nativo-americanos, Card não consegue evitar todas as armadilhas que aguardam um autor não nativo escrevendo sobre os povos indígenas. O artigo a seguir examina a representação dos nativo-americanos na série de Card, demonstrando como o autor tanto fortalece seus personagens indígenas quanto minimiza seu empoderamento . A estrutura para a análise proposta é fornecida pelas teorias de Gerald Vizenor sobre a simulação da presença indígena na cultura dominante, a persistência do estereótipo do índio, o conceito de sobrevivência e a possível recuperação da soberania indígena.UFSC2021-01-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/7178210.5007/2175-8026.2021.e71782Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; Vol. 74 No. 1 (2021): LiteratureIlha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; v. 74 n. 1 (2021): Literatura2175-80260101-4846reponame:Ilha do Desterroinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCenghttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/71782/45282Copyright (c) 2020 Weronika Łaszkiewiczhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessŁaszkiewicz, Weronika2021-01-28T02:23:10Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/71782Revistahttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterroPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/oaiilha@cce.ufsc.br||corseuil@cce.ufsc.br||ilhadodesterro@gmail.com2175-80260101-4846opendoar:2021-01-28T02:23:10Ilha do Desterro - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false |
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(Dis)Empowerment of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker O (Des) Empoderamento de Nativo-Americanos em The Tales of Alvin Maker de Orson Scott Card |
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(Dis)Empowerment of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker |
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(Dis)Empowerment of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker Łaszkiewicz, Weronika |
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The aim of this article is to analyze the portrayal of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003). The series is an alternative history of America in the early 19th century, which allows Card to condemn the country’s colonial history, particularly the institution of slavery and the plight of Native Americans. Nevertheless, in spite of his obvious sympathy for Native Americans, Card does not manage to avoid all of the traps awaiting a non-Native author writing about Indigenous people. The following article examines the series’ portrayal of Native Americans, demonstrating how the author both empowers his Indigenous characters and undermines their empowerment. The framework for the proposed analysis is provided by Gerald Vizenor’s theories regarding the simulation of Native presence in dominant culture, the persistence of stereotypical indians, the concept of survivance, and the possible retrieval of Indigenous sovereignty. |
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