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“Just below the skin that I show the world resides a peasant girl who absorbed ancient memories of the land.”
Revisiting origins is a cherished literary tradition and often a cathartic
experience for the author. In Red Dirt, Dunbar-Ortiz fearlessly confronts
the shame, anger and pride associated with growing up poor in rural
Oklahoma. In the process, she comes to terms with her past and with
what it means to be an “Okie.” Read an Excerpt courtesy of Verso An Interview with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on Growing Up Okie
Reviews "At
once sweetly nostalgic and inexorably grim, a true study of light and
dark." "With
all its passion and pain, this is a fascinating snapshot of rural American
life." "Dunbar-Ortiz's
most important achievement is to put class back on the rural map where
it belongs." "Dunbar-Ortiz
reminds those of us who struggle for social justice of all that is at
stake. . . Red Dirt is a testament to her talents as a researcher,
a writer and a storyteller." Return to Red Dirt Links
About the Author
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is Professor of Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies at California State University. She is author of Roots of Resistance: Land Tenure in New Mexico, The Great Sioux Nation and Indians of the Americas. Both Red Dirt, and the second volume of Dunbar-Ortiz's memoir, Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975, were Oklahoma Book Award finalists. Dunbar-Ortiz on Growing Up Okie Dunbar-Ortiz on Growing Up an Outlaw Woman Return to Red Dirt Links
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