Michelle Porter and the Métis Way: Writing Structure, History, and Bibliographies
In the final episode of this four-part series, Michelle Porter, author of Scratching River, explains how she incorporates Métis techniques, themes, and history into her writing. In particular, she talks of pulling from traditions of musical improvisation to develop her own unique writing structure, and finding the through line between her ancestry—the custom of travel, history of bison, folk-like storytelling—and the contemporary subjects of Scratching River. Last, Michelle discusses her complex relationship with bibliographies, and the importance of recognizing meaningful academic contributions that fall outside the scope of typical scholarly citations.
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