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iskʷist capqʷícyaʔ, kn‿Syilx uɬ St’at’imc. My name is Alexa capqʷícyaʔ Manuel, I am from the Syilx and St’at’imc nations.

My research explores the multiple facets of reading Syilx literature through concepts of tradition, community, action, and innovation by examining literature not only as text but also as it is understood through Syilx lands, peoples, bodies, and dreams. My project will create a land-based literary criticism centred in Syilx knowledge, Indigenous feminisms, and queer normativity.

To be Syilx is to have lived and dreamed on Syilx lands since time immemorial. Writings by Syilx people reflect that belonging, bringing focus to our land relationships and to our relationships with one another and with our neighbouring kin. While my main focus resides within Syilx literature including works by Jeannette Armstrong, Mourning Dove, Gerry William, and Harry Robinson, I am also engaging with works by other Indigenous authors engaged in conversations surrounding queer and feminist rhetoric, grounded normativity, and Indigenous Literary Nationalism, including but not limited to: Leanne Simpson, Joyce Green, Lee Maracle, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Joshua Whitehead, and Lindsay Nixon.



About

iskʷist capqʷícyaʔ, kn‿Syilx uɬ St’at’imc. My name is Alexa capqʷícyaʔ Manuel, I am from the Syilx and St’at’imc nations.

My research explores the multiple facets of reading Syilx literature through concepts of tradition, community, action, and innovation by examining literature not only as text but also as it is understood through Syilx lands, peoples, bodies, and dreams. My project will create a land-based literary criticism centred in Syilx knowledge, Indigenous feminisms, and queer normativity.

To be Syilx is to have lived and dreamed on Syilx lands since time immemorial. Writings by Syilx people reflect that belonging, bringing focus to our land relationships and to our relationships with one another and with our neighbouring kin. While my main focus resides within Syilx literature including works by Jeannette Armstrong, Mourning Dove, Gerry William, and Harry Robinson, I am also engaging with works by other Indigenous authors engaged in conversations surrounding queer and feminist rhetoric, grounded normativity, and Indigenous Literary Nationalism, including but not limited to: Leanne Simpson, Joyce Green, Lee Maracle, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Joshua Whitehead, and Lindsay Nixon.


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iskʷist capqʷícyaʔ, kn‿Syilx uɬ St’at’imc. My name is Alexa capqʷícyaʔ Manuel, I am from the Syilx and St’at’imc nations.

My research explores the multiple facets of reading Syilx literature through concepts of tradition, community, action, and innovation by examining literature not only as text but also as it is understood through Syilx lands, peoples, bodies, and dreams. My project will create a land-based literary criticism centred in Syilx knowledge, Indigenous feminisms, and queer normativity.

To be Syilx is to have lived and dreamed on Syilx lands since time immemorial. Writings by Syilx people reflect that belonging, bringing focus to our land relationships and to our relationships with one another and with our neighbouring kin. While my main focus resides within Syilx literature including works by Jeannette Armstrong, Mourning Dove, Gerry William, and Harry Robinson, I am also engaging with works by other Indigenous authors engaged in conversations surrounding queer and feminist rhetoric, grounded normativity, and Indigenous Literary Nationalism, including but not limited to: Leanne Simpson, Joyce Green, Lee Maracle, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Joshua Whitehead, and Lindsay Nixon.