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Modernizing the ‘Indian’: Literary Constructions of the Native in Selected Novels by Thomas King
From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited
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In order to demonstrate the extent to which the literary construction of the Native in King’s work has helped to break up stereotypes and indeed to create a new literary image of the Native, I will first survey previous constructions of the Native in Canadian literature from the beginnings to the 20th century. This is followed by an analysis of Thomas King’s first and second novels, Medicine River and Green Grass, Running Water.
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Thomas Rüdell studied English, Teaching German as a Foreign Language (DaF) and Media Studies at the University of Trier, Germany and the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. His thesis, "Modernizing the Indian'—Literary Constructions of the Native in Selected Novels by Thomas King/ earned him an MA from the University of Trier. During his stay in Winnipeg he took classes in Canadian Literature and Native Studies, where he got to know the works of Thomas King. He is a regular contributor to, and editor of, the online cultural magazine Hunderttausend.de (www.hunderttausend.de), which publishes concert reviews, news articles, and interviews with rock musicians. In October 2006, he began working as press and public relations officer for the Chat Noir, an old-school vaudeville-style theatre in Triers newly-built Petrisberg district.
