The cultural/social text ultimately reflects the political/economic ecology of the moment. Accordingly, this study offers a close interrogation of a small series of singular, easily circumscribed events to elucidate a broader critical understanding of the moment. This piece, then, is just an opening gesture to a larger examination of the notion of Sovereignty, Indigenization, Restitution, and Representation on a comparative global scale. Mediated representations foster certain perspectives that cannot be refused, even by those who are abjectly opposed. The relationship between cultural celebration, disruption, and social change has a long, continuous, complex trajectory. Accordingly, direct appeals to a historical record can yield much insight, both into the cultural object and the social text in which it is embedded. Within this context, this piece concludes with a pointed discussion of Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play (2019) in light of recent geo-political developments and the global history of suppression.

Authors:
James Moy, University of South Florida, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Moy's research focuses on issues relating to racial representation, indigenous rights, and connected geopolitical issues.

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