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Sovereign Erotics

A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature

edited by Qwo-Li Driskill, Daniel Heath Justice, Deborah Miranda & Lisa Tatonetti

Publisher
The University of Arizona Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2011
Category
Native American, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780816502424
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $33.95

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This landmark literary collection strives to reflect the complexity of identities within Native Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two-Spirit (GLBTQ2) communities. Gathering together the work of established writers and talented new voices, this anthology spans genres – fiction and nonfiction, poetry and essay – and themes – memory, history, sexuality, indigeneity, friendship, family, love, and loss – and represents a watershed moment in Indigenous literatures, queer studies, and the intersections between the two.

About the authors

Qwo-Li Driskill's profile page

Daniel Heath Justice (Cherokee Nation) is Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture and Chair of the First Nations Studies Program at the University of British Columbia, unceded Musqueam territory. His previous publications include a study of Cherokee literature, Our Fire Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History, and The Way of Thorn and Thunder series from Kegedonce Press (omnibus edition from the University of New Mexico Press). His most recent publications are Badger, part of the Animal Series from Reaktion Books (UK), and the co-edited Oxford Handbook of Indigenous American Literature. Current works include the literary manifesto, Why Indigenous Literature Matters (forthcoming from Wilfrid Laurier University Press), a study of other-than-human kinship in Indigenous literary expression, and a new dark fantasy trilogy.

Daniel Heath Justice's profile page

Deborah Miranda's profile page

Lisa Tatonetti's profile page

Editorial Reviews

“At turns angry and wounded, sexy and joyous, hopeful and wistful, this outstanding anthology belongs on the shelves of all readers interested in contemporary American Indian writing and American LGBTQ topics.”—Publishers Weekly

Sovereign Erotics serves as a critical horizon for young readers trying to imagine better lives in the here and now.”—Western American Literature
“An impressive and multifaceted achievement, presenting multiple voices of indigenous queer/two-spirit-identified people pushing the boundaries of sexuality and identity.”—Transgender Studies Quarterly

“An important achievement that other identity-based collections often don’t quite reach.”—About.com

“There’s such a wide range of authors, styles, and content here, with so many new ideas and histories, that I found myself rereading sections of it over and over again.”—Bibrary Book Lust

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