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Author: Sophie McCall
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9780774819800
ISBN 10: 0774819804
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 01 January 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
I must begin by saying that this book has had more impact on me than any other scholarly text written by a non-Aboriginal person that I have read in years...A deeply thoughtful, extensively researched text, First Person Plural brings new ways of thinking about collaborations between Aboriginal storytellers and their non-Aboriginal associates...Whenever I open the book, I find myself totally engaged, often entranced, with a point the author is making. Sometimes I want to argue with her and then, as I keep reading, I see how she has nuanced each claim she makes, twisting herself to see from varied perspectives while constantly seeking an ethical stance. -- Celia Haig-Brown, York University * Journal of the Canadian Association for the Curriculum Studies V10, N2 * First Person Plural is a wide ranging, nuanced and perceptive book, one that researchers and writers will find extremely helpful in thinking through issues of collaboration. I recommend it very highly. -- Elizabeth Yeoman, Memorial University * Canadian Journal of Native Studies, XXXI, 2 *
First Person Plural sensitively explores the range of Aboriginal texts that have often been grouped together as 'told-to narratives' and either seen as windows into authentic Aboriginal cultures or else dismissed as inescapably controlled by the non-Aboriginal writer and therefore inauthentic.McCall moves far beyond this binary to explore the complex implications of collaboration and in so doing she opens up to us many texts that have never been considered part of Aboriginal literature in Canada. By pushing the boundaries of the literary, she makes groundbreaking connections into the self-expressions of Aboriginal communities. - Kristina Fagan, Professor of English, University of Saskatchewan
First Person Plural is a wide ranging, nuanced and perceptive book, one that researchers and writers will find extremely helpful in thinking through issues of collaboration. I recommend it very highly. -- Elizabeth Yeoman, Memorial University Canadian Journal of Native Studies, XXXI, 2 I must begin by saying that this book has had more impact on me than any other scholarly text written by a non-Aboriginal person that I have read in years...A deeply thoughtful, extensively researched text, First Person Plural brings new ways of thinking about collaborations between Aboriginal storytellers and their non-Aboriginal associates...Whenever I open the book, I find myself totally engaged, often entranced, with a point the author is making. Sometimes I want to argue with her and then, as I keep reading, I see how she has nuanced each claim she makes, twisting herself to see from varied perspectives while constantly seeking an ethical stance. -- Celia Haig-Brown, York University Journal of the Canadian Association for the Curriculum Studies V10, N2
Author Information
Sophie McCall teaches in the English Department at Simon Fraser University.
