Southwestern American Indian Literature : In the Classroom and Beyond (New ed)

Southwestern American Indian Literature: In the Classroom and Beyond addresses several challenges that teaching Southwestern American Indian literature presents, and suggests innovative ways of teaching the material.

Drawing on the author's experiences teaching literature - both in the classroom and in the canyons of the Southwest - the book covers works ranging from the famous (Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony) to the underappreciated (George Webb's A Pima Remembers).

One chapter discusses teaching Sherman Alexie's Smoke Signals along with Silko's «Yellow Woman as world literature; another functions as a guide to organizing a travel seminar that will enable students to experience American Indian literature and culture in potentially life-changing ways.

This book provides a practical approach to the teaching of Southwestern American Indian literature without simplifying its inherent challenges.