Louise Erdrich and the Quest for a Cross-Cultural Identity
- 1 English Department, Jean Lorougnon-Guédé University, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to explore, by the means of cultural studies which is a theoretical approach avowedly and even radically interdisciplinary, the many instances in the novels of Louise Erdrich in which the author seems to be creating interconnectedness between cultures rather than emphasizing the dividing lines. Indeed, based on the assumptions of biculturalism and cross-culturalism, the works of Louise Erdrich aim at discussing how the writer succeeds in connecting the cultures of the white and the Ojibwe formerly presented as antagonistic. In this perspective, our work addresses the questions of the transgression of the boundaries between western and Native Americans’ values, beliefs and culture through the depiction of the experiences of several characters with mixed identities.
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