Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>From the early days of colonization, the use of stereotypes has negatively impacted Indigenous women. One mode of transmitting those stereotypes is through fiction. This thesis examines Indigenous female characters in contemporary crime fiction, written by non-Indigenous Canadian authors, for evidence of stereotype depiction. Two novels were selected for this study, The Last Good Day by… more Full Text: The Depiction of Indigenous Women in Crime Fiction Written by Non-Indigenous Authors A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science …