The essay investigates the cultural and ideological problems implicit in the literary as well as in the political use of the image of the American Indian as an ecological icon. The use of ecocriticism as an analytic tool is also debated.

Chief Seattle versus Sherman Alexie: How Useful is Ecocriticism When We Read American Indian Literature / Mariani, Giorgio. - In: RSA JOURNAL. - ISSN 1592-4467. - 19:(2008), pp. 123-133.

Chief Seattle versus Sherman Alexie: How Useful is Ecocriticism When We Read American Indian Literature

MARIANI, Giorgio
2008

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The essay investigates the cultural and ideological problems implicit in the literary as well as in the political use of the image of the American Indian as an ecological icon. The use of ecocriticism as an analytic tool is also debated.
2008
American Indians; Ecocriticism; Chief Seattle
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Chief Seattle versus Sherman Alexie: How Useful is Ecocriticism When We Read American Indian Literature / Mariani, Giorgio. - In: RSA JOURNAL. - ISSN 1592-4467. - 19:(2008), pp. 123-133.
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