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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Lindsey C.
dc.contributor.authorWhited, Courtney Lynn
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-24T16:47:27Z
dc.date.available2020-08-24T16:47:27Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/325413
dc.description.abstractIn their book Introduction to Feminist Thought and Action, Menoukha Robin Case and Allison V. Craig define Indigenous Feminism as centered around "cultural preservation and Indigenous sovereignty" (61). Specifically, Case and Craig explain, "Indigenous Feminism is about fighting the ongoing effects of colonization" (61). The following thesis looks at two of Erika T. Wurth's texts (Buckskin Cocaine and You Who Enter Here) as representations of how Indigenous Feminisms are depicted in and enacted through literature. Both Buckskin Cocaine and You Who Enter Here tell stories about what it means to be an Indigenous person" or, more specifically, Indigenous woman, in the settler-colonial society that exists in the United States and has been internalized within Native communities. As such, the following thesis explores what is to be gained from telling stories that simultaneously refuse to ignore the internalized heteropatriarchy in these spaces and address the paths forward to (re)Indigenizing these spaces. In the first chapter I provide a combination of a literature review focusing on Indigenous Feminisms and an analysis of the characters of Candy Francois and Lucy Bigboca in Buckskin Cocaine. I focus in on representation and the complicated politics of representation and performance. In the second chapter I focus on You Who Enter Here, looking primarily at the characters of Maria, Matthew, and Chris to talk about the effects of internalized heteropatriarchal models on young Native communities. I explore how the gang life genre is (re)conceptualized through Wurth's understanding of what current possibilities are provided for Native youths in general. Overall, my thesis hopes to serve as an entryway into my own thinking about how Indigenous Feminisms are presented in literary texts.
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dc.titleMy body is not something you can land on: Indigenous Feminisms in Erika T. Wurth's prose
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMiller, Douglas
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSicari, Anna
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHallemeier, Katherine
osu.filenameWhited_okstate_0664M_16528.pdf
osu.accesstypeOpen Access
dc.type.genreThesis
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dc.subject.keywordserika t. wurth
dc.subject.keywordsindigenous feminisms
dc.subject.keywordsliterature
dc.subject.keywordsnative american studies
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorOklahoma State University


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