{"title":"Chadwick Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003eChadwick Allen's works delve deeply into the intersections of identity, place, and cultural expression. With a focus on indigenous perspectives and the nuances of contemporary experience, his writing invites readers to explore themes of belonging and transformation through richly crafted narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful engagement with arts and culture, where poetic insight and critical reflection blend seamlessly. Allen's books offer both a celebration of heritage and a probing examination of the forces shaping community and self in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"transit-by-chadwick-allen-9780226849836","title":"Transit","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow an ancient Indigenous earthwork travelled from Ohio to Washington state in the mid-1970s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTransit\u003c\/i\u003e, Chadwick Allen chronicles the surprising history of how the ancient snake effigy known as Serpent Mound, located in what is now southern Ohio, travelled to Seattle, Washington in the 1970s, at the height of American Indian activism associated with the Red Power movement. Allen considers Indigenous earthworks built for thousands of years across the eastern half of the North American continent, questioning what it would mean if they were understood not as static entities fixed in space and time, but as animate forces with the ability to travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAllen also looks at the origins of the “modern” effigy in the nineteenth century, when archaeologists reconstructed Serpent Mound’s deteriorating form to create a static icon suitable for touristic display within the confines of a settler state memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from archival research, interviews, and site-specific encounters, \u003ci\u003eTransit\u003c\/i\u003e meditates on the significance of building an earthen effigy in the Pacific Northwest, as part of what became the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, and on the complexity of the mound’s generative contexts. Allen’s research intersects the mid-twentieth century, when artist Robert Smithson created his iconic \u003ci\u003eSpiral Jetty\u003c\/i\u003e earth sculpture and when the Muscogee (Creek) Nation designed its innovative Mound Building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story remains ongoing in the twenty-first century, as new mounds are rising in Oklahoma and artists, activists, and intellectuals are again asserting the power of Indigenous design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650159984876,"sku":"9780226849836","price":79.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226849836-transit.jpg?v=1779316966"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/chadwick-allen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}