In Ruthless Democracy, Timothy Powell reimagines the canonical origins of "American" identity by juxtaposing authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, and Thoreau with Native American, African American, and women authors. Taking his title from Melville, Powell identifies an unresolvable conflict between America's multicultural history and its violent will to monoculturalism. Powell challenges existing perceptions of the American Renaissance--the period at the heart of the American canon and its evolutions--by expanding the parameters of American identity.
Drawing on the...
In Ruthless Democracy, Timothy Powell reimagines the canonical origins of "American" identity by juxtaposing authors such as Hawthorne, Melv...
John Milton Oskison Timothy B. Powell Melinda Smith Mullikin
"A rediscovered novel portrays Cherokees in transition"
John Milton Oskison was a mixed-blood Cherokee known for his writing and his activism on behalf of Indian causes. "The Singing Bird," never before published, is quite possibly the first historical novel written by a Cherokee.
Set in the 1840s and 50s, when conflict erupted between the Eastern and Western Cherokees after their removal to Indian Territory, "The Singing Bird" relates the adventures and tangled relationships of missionaries to the Cherokees, including the promiscuous, selfish Ellen, the Singing Bird of the title. The...
"A rediscovered novel portrays Cherokees in transition"
John Milton Oskison was a mixed-blood Cherokee known for his writing and his activism on ...
