Is there a homecoming?
Queer intersectional representation, identity, and critique in Sámi and Inuit realist youth novels
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https://doi.org/10.7557/sda.8471Keywords:
Sámi criticism, queer studies, Inuit literature, realism, representation, intersectional identityAbstract
In this article, I examine the queer intersectional representation and identity negotiation in Sámi and Inuit realist young adult novels, as understood through the responses of young Sámi critics. This thematic analysis demonstrates how realism functions as a literary mode and how it draws the reader’s attention to queer issues. The theoretical framework consists of Indigenous and Sámi intersectional queer studies, along with research on the literary characteristics of realist young adult fiction. Š-nuoraidmagasiidna, Girjemiella, and Tjállegoahte evaluate how the novels Ihpil – Láhppon mánáid bestejeaddji (Skåden 2008), Himlabrand (Åstot 2021), and Homo Sapienne (Korneliussen 2018 (2014)) introduce queer protagonists into their societal contexts. Their reception constitutes a distinct decolonial process that illuminates the intersection of being both Indigenous and queer.
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