Lying with truth: A Postmodernist Representation of History in Gerald Vizenor’s The Heirs of Columbus
Journal Title: Global Social Sciences Review - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
This study traces the representation of deconstructed history in Gerald Vizenors fictional work The Heirs of Columbus. The study highlights the metanarrative techniques through which the officialized history is subverted and decentralized. The study is grounded in postmodern Historiographic Metafiction theory of Linda Hutcheon for investigation of the data. Historiographic metafiction dismantles the overriding official version of history and presents many mini versions of truths. The study exhibits the dismantled version of overriding history of American Indians. It gives an insight into the American Indian approach of United States history.
Authors and Affiliations
Fehmida Manzoor, Mehwish Malghani, Shumaila Mazher
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- EP ID EP606576
- DOI 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).26
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