“Narrative Truth and Historical Identity”: Identifying as Choctaw and Irish in LeAnne Howe’s novel Shell Shaker

“Narrative Truth and Historical Identity” examines the complex relationship between poststructuralism, marginalization, language empowerment, and constructions of historical knowledge and truth. Employing the ideologies of both Derrida and Foucault, the article proposes and outlines the concept of l...

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Main Author: Linda Shaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2017-12-01
Series:Forum
Online Access:http://www.forumjournal.org/article/view/2555