HUMOR E RESISTÊNCIA INDÍGENA EM KISS OF THE FUR QUEEN (1998) DE TOMSON HIGHWAY

• Ano de defesa: 2023
• Autor(a) principal: CASTILHO, LETÍCIA
• Orientador(a): Pinheiro, Neide Garcia
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras (Mestrado)
• Departamento: Unicentro::Departamento de Letras
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Literatura Canadense; Narrativas Indígenas; Humor; Trickster
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Canadian Literature; Indigenous Narratives; Humor; Trickster
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES
• Link de acesso: http://tede.unicentro.br:8080/jspui/handle/jspui/2010

This dissertation analyzes the novel Kiss of the Fur Queen (1998) by Tomson Highway (1951), Canadian indigenous author. The research considers the importance of listening to indigenous voices in literature and recognizes indigenous literature as a form of resistance in the face of the long history of cultural erasure. Thus, its general objective is to provide a reading and interpretation of Highway's novel as an act of resistance. As specific objectives, we intend to discuss humor as one of the resistance strategies in the novel. For this, the trickster, a mythological figure that opposes historically constructed indigenous stereotypes, is investigated and, finally, the Cree language, the author's mother tongue, is explored and its use in this work published in English. Thus, this dissertation is structured as follows: the first chapter deals with the social, historical and cultural context in which the investigated oeuvre is inserted, approaching the issue of indigenous identity, the Indian Act, and the system of residential schools in Canada. The second chapter deals with indigenous humor, observing two main elements: the trickster and the Cree language. The third chapter focuses more heavily on Highway's novel, building on the discussions provided in the previous chapters. From this research, it is reflected that the novel works as a true act of resistance, since this important book manages to raise questions that still resonate in a country that seeks to overcome its colonial heritage. The methodology used in this research is based on a bibliographical review aiming to continue the discussions that refer to the indigenous literature of Canada. To this end, the theoretical apparatus used is based mainly on publications by authors of indigenous origin, such as King (2012; 2005; 1991), Taylor (2005), Fagan (2009, 2001), Weaver (2001), and Highway himself (2005; 2003), among others. Other theorists support the understanding of topics such as identity, language and resistance, such as Cunha (2019; 2018; 2009; 2007), Brydon (2004, 2001), Hall (2006, 1997), Bhabha (1998, 1992), Pinheiro ( 2011), Santos (2015, 2009), among others. Thus, this research interweaves theories and concepts from Cultural and Postcolonial Studies with indigenous literary criticism, an area that has been gaining prominence in literary studies in North America.