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Modernity in Motion

David J. Carlson
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Gerald Vizenor Indigenous storytelling analysis
Gerald Vizenor literary criticism
Gerald Vizenor transmotion theory
global Indigenous narrative frameworks
Indigenous epistemologies in world literature
Indigenous modernism literary criticism
Indigenous modernity and global identity
Indigenous narratives across global geographies
Indigenous sovereignty in global contexts
Native American literary criticism modernity
Native American studies comparative literature
Nazi-occupied Paris in Indigenous narratives
post-Hiroshima Japan in Indigenous literature
radical Indigenous narrative strategies
scholarly monograph on Gerald Vizenor
transmotion in Indigenous literature
transnational Indigenous studies scholarship
tribal-centric and world literature intersections
White Earth Reservation literary analysis

Product details

  • ISBN 9781611865813
  • Weight: 454g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Sep 2026
  • Publisher: Michigan State University Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Modernity in Motion offers a groundbreaking exploration of Anishinaabe writer Gerald Vizenor’s richly layered body of work spanning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Through the lens of transnational Indigenous studies, this compelling study reveals how Vizenor’s concept of transmotion, which he defines as the interplay between local and global identities, reconstructs modernity as a dynamic force of transformation.

Close readings illuminate Vizenor’s radical storytelling, which bridges seemingly disparate worlds: the White Earth Reservation, Nazi-occupied Paris, post-Hiroshima Japan, and beyond. By weaving these far-flung geographies into unexpected constellations, Vizenor challenges readers to rethink Indigenous history, sovereignty, and creative expression within a global framework.

Positioned at the intersection of tribal-centric and world literature paradigms, Modernity in Motion is essential reading for scholars of Indigenous studies and comparative literature.
About David J. Carlson

David J. Carlson is professor of English at California State University, San Bernardino. He is a cofounder and editor of Transmotion, an online open-access journal of Indigenous studies inspired by the work of Gerald Vizenor.

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