ISSN 0730-3238
eISSN 1548-9590
Studies in American Indian Literatures (SAIL) is the only journal in the United States that focuses exclusively on American Indian literatures. With a wide scope of scholars and creative contributors, this journal is on the cutting edge of activity in the field. SAIL invites the submission of scholarly, critical pedagogical, and theoretical manuscripts focused on any aspect of American Indian literatures as well as the submission of bibliographical essays, review essays, and interviews. SAIL defines "literatures" broadly to include all written, spoken, and visual texts created by Native peoples.
SAIL is the official journal of the Association for the Study of American Indian Literature and members receive the journal as a benefit of membership.
Vol. 34, no. 1&2 (Spring/Summer 2022)
From the Editors
SAIL Special Double Issue: How We Teach Indigenous Literatures
Guest Editors: Michelle Coupal and Deanna Reder
A Call to Teach Indigenous Literatures
Michelle Coupal and Deanna Reder
Critical Discomfort
“Hard to Share, Hard to Hear”: Teaching Residential School Literatures in Canada
Michelle Coupal
Embodiment in an Indigenous Lit Classroom: Why I’m Over Discussion but Can’t Get Enough of Research-Creation
Keavy Martin
Learn, Teach, Challenge—and Change
Linda M. Morra
Introducing Students to Indigenous Literatures at the Graduate Level: Reflections on Engaging Advanced Learners
Pauline Wakeham
Unlearning History
Using Indigenous-Informed Close-Reading and Research Skills to Unlearn
Deanna Reder
“You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned”: Or, How Yoda, Decolonization, and Indigenous Digital Media Fit Together
Alix Shield
Teaching Indigenous Graphic Novels
Sophie McCall
Teaching Indigenous Film through an Indigenous Epistemic Lens
Renae Watchman
Teaching to Read as an Outsider: How I Created and Taught an Introductory Course on Indigenous Literatures in Quebec
Marie-Hélène Jeannotte
Grounded Discussions
Teaching Indigenous Literatures in French and in Translation
Sarah Henzi
Apprenticeship Pedagogy for Teaching Indigenous Popular Literary and Multi-Media Genres
Brenda Vellino
Structured Relationalism in the Classroom: A Collaborative Approach to Teaching Indigenous Literatures
Kristina Fagan Bidwell and Adar Charlton
From Ishpadinaa to Ogimaa Mikana: Teaching Indigenous Literatures Online in Toronto
Christina Turner
Appendix 1
Submission Guidelines
The editorial board of Studies in American Indian Literatures invites the submission of scholarly manuscripts focused on all aspects of Indigenous literatures, including bibliographical essays, review essays, and interviews. We define “literatures” broadly to include written, spoken, and visual texts created by Indigenous people in what are currently known as the Americas. Submissions should demonstrate critical engagement with the fields of Native American and Indigenous literary studies; we are especially interested in publishing work on lesser-known and non-canonical authors and texts. Manuscripts of roughly 5000-7000 words should be prepared according to the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, utilizing endnotes as preferred by SAIL, and emailed as an attachment. Submissions should include a brief 100-150 word abstract that provides a clear overview of the article and is accompanied by a list of 5-10 key terms that are repeated in the abstract. SAIL observes a “blind reading” policy to maintain academic integrity, so do not include any identifying information anywhere in the document. All submissions are read by outside reviewers, and the entire peer-review process from submission to publication can take up to a full year. Manuscript submissions and any queries should be sent to sail.editors@gmail.com .
Special Issue Proposal Guidelines
SAIL invites proposals for special sections of the journal, particularly those addressing lesser-discussed authors, texts and genres. A special section may include between 3-5 article-length essays (5000-8000 words each), with a shorter introductory piece (1000-5000 words) by the section editor(s).
Potential special section editors should send a 250-word proposal to sail.editors@gmail.com . Include the rationale for the special section and a listing of the essays and their authors to be included. We request that special section editors undertake a first round of peer review with their authors. SAIL will also submit the entire special section to two external readers for peer review. Because the process of finding reviewers for special sections can be more time-consuming than for individual essays, special section editors will want to plan for a full year from initial submission to final publication.
Call for Reviews
The field of American Indian literature includes poetry, drama, fiction and nonfiction, critical theory, cultural theory, history, and all forms of story in the shape of comics, movies, videos and games. Tell us what makes you think, answers your questions, or asks for response and revision. What are you reading, watching, playing, scrolling through? Studies in American Indian Literatures welcomes reviews of scholarly and creative works relevant to the field of American Indian literature. Reviews should be at least 500 words and no longer than 1000 words. To submit a review contact SAIL Review Editor, Jeremy M. Carnes.
General Editors
Kiara M. Vigil, Amherst College
Book Review Editor
Jeremy M. Carnes
Editorial Board
Birgit Brander Rasmussen
Grace Dillon
Amy Gore
Matthew Herman
Jenna Hunnef
Alyssa Hunziker
Anne Jansen
Daniel Heath Justice
Penelope Kelsey
Drew Lopenzina
Shanae Aurora Martinez
Julianne Newmark
Margaret Noodin
Chris Pexa
Kate Shanley
Mandy Suhr-Sytsma
Brian Twenter
Martha Viehmann
Tammy Wahpeconiah
Jace Weaver
Paul Worley
Editorial Assistants
Sasheene Denny
Editors Emeritus
Chadwick Allen
James Cox
Daniel Heath Justice
Helen Jaskoski
Karl Kroeber
Robert M. Nelson
Malea Powell
John Purdy
Rodney Simard
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he SAIL Review is a quarterly, open-access publication focused on reviews and important announcements pertaining to the community of Indigenous literary scholars. The SAIL editorial team believes publishing reviews in this manner will free up more space within the pages of SAIL for important literary scholarship as well as make the reviews of new and important texts more readily available.
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