On Contemporary American Literature and Subversions of the Canon
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Table of Contents
- Introduction: Race and canon subversion
- The phallic pun in 'canon defense'
- The link between phallus building and empire building
- Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
- American beats
- Conclusion
Abstract
Toni Morrison's claim that "canon debate . . . is the clash of cultures" rings true to me. This statement can be looked at in a few ways. One can look at it and say that Morrison is referring to a hypothetical debate between cultures on what works should be included in a canon. However this can also be read, to use a theme inherent in "Unspeakable Things Unspoken," as a debate that takes place in only one culture-the majority-about one culture's works, effectively excluding voices from other cultures. So canon debate, whether all cultures are actually involved in the debate or not, is always a clash of cultures.
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