Mapping Native American masculinity in a postcolonial space: male characters and constructs of masculinity in D’arcy McNickle’s The Surrounded
Graduation Date
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Other
Program
Thesis (M.A.)--Humboldt State University, English: Literature, 2013
Committee Chair Name
Michael Eldridge
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
D’Arcy McNickle, Masculine studies, Postcolonial studies, Twentieth-century Native American fiction, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- English, The Surrounded
Abstract
D'Arcy McNickle's 1936 novel The Surrounded is a seminal work of Native American fiction. Combining the work of theorists in both masculine studies and postcolonial studies, I analyze McNickle's novel as an expression of Native American identity and masculinity in response to pernicious stereotypes of Native masculinity and to colonialism generally. My close reading identifies where these stereotypes exist in the novel and how Native males combat or succumb to them. Ultimately, I show how colonialism works as a gendered process, threatening Native manhood as well as the Native community at large.
Recommended Citation
Correale, Anthony, "Mapping Native American masculinity in a postcolonial space: male characters and constructs of masculinity in D’arcy McNickle’s The Surrounded" (2013). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 1233.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/1233
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/6t053j54p