Abstract:The current research explores the concept of survivance in The Heirs of Columbus by Vizenor (1991) and in Shadows of Pomegranate Tree (2014) by Ali. The selected novels were analyzed through the qualitative content analysis technique under the concepts of the theoretical framework of anarchism. The analysis shows that the Moors in The Shadows of Pomegranate Tree and the Red Indians in The Heirs of Columbus have always survived through anarchist survivance (survival through resistance) when they were expropriat… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.