Dreaming an Identity Between Two Cultures: The Works of Alootook Ipellie
Alootook Ipellie argues that the harsh reality of life in the Arctic was the deciding factor in the development of Inuit literature. In his seminal work, "Arctic Dreams and Nightmares," his pen-and-ink drawings and short stories focus on the figure of the shaman as an entity powerful enoug...
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ftunivwollongong:oai:ro.uow.edu.au:asdpapers-1164 2023-05-15T14:39:29+02:00 Dreaming an Identity Between Two Cultures: The Works of Alootook Ipellie McMahon-Coleman, Kimberley L. 2006-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://ro.uow.edu.au/asdpapers/160 https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1164&context=asdpapers unknown Research Online https://ro.uow.edu.au/asdpapers/160 https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1164&context=asdpapers Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers Alootook Ipellie cultural resistance Arctic literature shaman Arts and Humanities Social and Behavioral Sciences article 2006 ftunivwollongong 2020-02-25T10:16:03Z Alootook Ipellie argues that the harsh reality of life in the Arctic was the deciding factor in the development of Inuit literature. In his seminal work, "Arctic Dreams and Nightmares," his pen-and-ink drawings and short stories focus on the figure of the shaman as an entity powerful enough to mediate complex and conflicting worlds. This paper examines how the circumstances of Arctic colonisation and the author's early life have influenced his stories. Through close critical analysis, it is suggested that Ipellie's shaman draws on the twin crises of extreme initation and colonisation in order to harness his magical powers. In so doing, Ipellie effectively writes himself as a latter day shaman, using the power of his words and drawings to invoke cultural pride, and resistance to both cultural dispossession and artistic regulation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit University of Wollongong, Australia: Research Online Arctic |
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Alootook Ipellie argues that the harsh reality of life in the Arctic was the deciding factor in the development of Inuit literature. In his seminal work, "Arctic Dreams and Nightmares," his pen-and-ink drawings and short stories focus on the figure of the shaman as an entity powerful enough to mediate complex and conflicting worlds. This paper examines how the circumstances of Arctic colonisation and the author's early life have influenced his stories. Through close critical analysis, it is suggested that Ipellie's shaman draws on the twin crises of extreme initation and colonisation in order to harness his magical powers. In so doing, Ipellie effectively writes himself as a latter day shaman, using the power of his words and drawings to invoke cultural pride, and resistance to both cultural dispossession and artistic regulation. |
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Dreaming an Identity Between Two Cultures: The Works of Alootook Ipellie |
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Dreaming an Identity Between Two Cultures: The Works of Alootook Ipellie |
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https://ro.uow.edu.au/asdpapers/160 https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1164&context=asdpapers |
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