S2E9 - Shapes of Native Nonfiction

Published: Nov. 11, 2020, 1 p.m.


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In this episode, we discuss selections from the 2019 anthology Shapes of Native Nonfiction, co-edited by Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton. Also: Elena does Pennsylvania accents, we issue a warning about robots taking over college campuses, we honor Pennsylvania\u2019s contribution to saving democracy with a Philly cocktail, a Philly-themed lightning round, and more!\nEpisode links:\nShapes of Native Nonfiction: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295745756/shapes-of-native-nonfiction/\xa0\nSasha LaPointe\u2019s craft essay, \u201cFairy Tales, Trauma, Writing into Dissociation\u201d:\nhttps://therumpus.net/2016/10/the-saturday-rumpus-essay-fairy-tales-trauma-writing-into-dissociation/\xa0\nToni Jensen\u2019s essay \u201cWomen in the Fracklands\u201d:\nhttps://catapult.co/stories/women-in-the-fracklands-on-water-land-bodies-and-standing-rock\xa0\nElissa Washuta on Twitter:\nhttps://twitter.com/elissawashuta\xa0\nElissa\u2019s list of recent Native lit on Bookshop.org:\nhttps://bookshop.org/lists/books-by-native-indigenous-writers-forthcoming\xa0\nThe new issue of Territory:\nhttp://themapisnot.com/issue-12-alaska\xa0\nJustin\u2019s essay from a previous issue of Territory:\nhttp://themapisnot.com/issue-iii-justin-st-germain\xa0\nThe Citywide Special, or at least the way we drank it:

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  1. Open a can of shitty beer.\xa0\xa0
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  3. Pour a shot of cheap bourbon.\xa0
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  5. Drink them both.
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  7. (Optional) Repeat 4 times, then start a fight with a Mets fan
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