{"product_id":"self-determined-stories-mandy-suhr-sytsma-9781611862980","title":"Self-Determined Stories: The Indigenous Reinvention of Young Adult Literature","description":"The first book of its kind, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Determined Stories: The Indigenous Reinvention of Young Adult Literature\u003c\/i\u003e reads Indigenous-authored YA--from school stories to speculative fiction-- not only as a vital challenge to stereotypes but also as a rich intellectual resource for theorizing Indigenous sovereignty in the contemporary era. Building on scholarship from Indigenous studies, children's literature, and cultural studies, Suhr-Sytsma delves deep in close readings of works by Sherman Alexie, Jeannette Armstrong, Joseph Bruchac, Drew Hayden Taylor, Susan Power, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel. Together, Suhr-Sytsma contends, these works constitute a unique Indigenous YA genre. This genre radically revises typical YA conventions while offering a fresh portrayal of Indigenous self-determination and a fresh critique of multiculturalism, heteropatriarchy, and hybridity. This literature, moreover, imagines compelling alternative ways to navigate cultural dynamism, intersectionality, and alliance-formation. \u003ci\u003eSelf-Determined Stories\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers from a range of contexts to engage with Indigenous YA and convincingly demonstrates the centrality of Indigenous stories, Indigenous knowledge, and Indigenous people to the flourishing of everyone in every place. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mandy Suhr-Sytsma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611862981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611862980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Mandy Suhr-Sytsma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991704961279,"sku":"9781611862980","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3892f5f4-0333-404b-a2d0-bce9fd8fd931.jpg?v=1683311752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/self-determined-stories-mandy-suhr-sytsma-9781611862980","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}