Posts Tagged: Indigenous literatures

PSA Newsletter #28 (September 2022)

The PSA Newsletter #28 focuses on the theme “Loving the Stranger”, exploring notions of identity, (un)belonging, homesickness, and love in relation to the immigrant experience. It features five original articles, comprising Kim Novick’s powerful account of her personal experience, as well as critical contributions by Aiman Khattak, Bethany Shepherd, Lara El Mekkawi, and Margarida Pereira Martins, respectively. The issue also features three book reviews – Vivienne Tailor’s review of Culinary Diplomacy’s Role in the Immigrant Experience: Fiction and Memoirs of Middle ... Read more

PSA Newsletter #27 (February 2022)

The PSA Newsletter #27 focuses on Indigenous studies, and it features four original contributions on the impacts and legacies of the Indian residential school system by Emma Barnes, Franck Mioux, Marie-Eve Bradette, and Anastasia Goana, respectively. This issue also features two reports on conferences engaging with Indigenous voices and stories, one by Chelsea Fritz and one by Emma Barnes; a PSA funding report by Priyanka Tripathi; a follow-up interview with Bhagya Casaba Somashekar, winner of the 2019 PSA/JPW Essay Prize; and ... Read more

New Special Issue: “Native American Narratives in a Global Context”, Guest edited by Eman Ghanayem and Rebecca Macklin

Transmotion: An Online Journal of Postmodern Indigenous Studies, Vol 5, No 1 (2019) URL: https://journals.kent.ac.uk/index.php/transmotion/issue/view/37?fbclid=IwAR2-W2akpota0GN08QmdXigji19xiz-FWYetECuaIHoWtwTJfcG2pCtTBl8 Native American Narratives in a Global Context In our contemporary moment, the world is seeing an increase in transnational Indigenous and decolonial activist movements. Idle No More, the BDS movement for a Free Palestine, and #NoDAPL and Mni Wiconi have all garnered international attention and trans-cultural calls for solidarity. These movements exemplify and build on long traditions of Indigenous resistance in international contexts and commitments to other marginalized groups. Mindful ... Read more