Encountering the Sovereign Other: Indigenous Science Fiction buffalo Tsianina Lomawaima

Tsianina Lomawaima

an introduction by David E

And she has always known that in this she is not alone

I am grateful for these words

photographs and reportage

Encountering the Sovereign Other: Indigenous Science Fiction buffalo Tsianina LomawaimaScience fiction often operates as either an extended metaphor for human relationships or as a genuine attempt to encounter the alien Other. Both types of stories tend to rehearse the processes of colonialism, in which a sympathetic protagonist encounters and tames the unknown. Despite this logic, Native American writers have claimed the genre as a productive space in which they can critique historical colonialism and reassert the value of Indigenous