CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY INDIGENOUS WRITERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA IN THE LIGHT OF POSTMODERN CRITICISM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18372/2520-6818.41.14594Keywords:
postmodernism, trickster, queer theory, Two-spirit, cosmoprimitvismAbstract
The article deals with the problem of using the philosophy of postmodernism in the critique of indigenous prose through the prism of the inner perception of the text canvas with intention to reflect cultural worldview and worldview. The views of researchers on the the concept of "trickster" in the literary paradigm are outlined. The main criteria that characterizes the postmodernity of the indigenous literary text are highlighted; the characteristics of the postmodernity concepts are compared to the traditional gender paradigm of indigenous cultures; theoretical foundations have been developed for further literary analysis; a contextual analysis of the nonlinearity problem in the Native American world is conductedReferences
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