Contents |
Introduction -- Hearing, reading, and remembering James Welch (1940-2003). Kathryn W. Shanley interview; Owen Perkins interview; Cindy Heidemann interview -- From James Welch's The Marseille grace -- On researching Marseille grace/Heartsong, 1994-96 / Lois M. Welch; Welch relations: uncovering the history, recovering the story/ John Purdy -- Reprinted essays. "A world away from his people": James Welch's The heartsong of Charging Elk and the Indian historical novel / James J. Donahue; Ghost dance literature: spectrality in Heartsong / Ulla Haselstein; Tribal or transnational? memory, history, and identity in Heartsong / Hans Bak -- Original essays. The unexpected Indian in Heartsong / Amanda Cobb-Greetham; "Looking for the way back": displacement, diaspora, and desire in Heartsong / Kathryn W. Shanley; Issues of identity / Arnold Krupat; The fatal blow job / Craig Womack; History, language, and culture in Heartsong / Arnold Krupat; Native presence and survivance in Heartsong / James Ruppert. |