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Reservation Reelism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Film
Michelle H. Raheja
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Description for Reservation Reelism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Film
Hardback. An examination of the role of Native Americans in shaping Native portrayals and representations in film Num Pages: 360 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
In this deeply engaging account Michelle H. Raheja offers the first book-length study of the Indigenous actors, directors, and spectators who helped shape Hollywood’s representation of Indigenous peoples. Since the era of silent films, Hollywood movies and visual culture generally have provided the primary representational field on which Indigenous images have been displayed to non-Native audiences. These films have been highly influential in shaping perceptions of Indigenous peoples as, for example, a dying race or as inherently unable or unwilling to adapt to change. However, films with Indigenous plots and subplots also signify at least some degree of Native presence ... Read more
In this deeply engaging account Michelle H. Raheja offers the first book-length study of the Indigenous actors, directors, and spectators who helped shape Hollywood’s representation of Indigenous peoples. Since the era of silent films, Hollywood movies and visual culture generally have provided the primary representational field on which Indigenous images have been displayed to non-Native audiences. These films have been highly influential in shaping perceptions of Indigenous peoples as, for example, a dying race or as inherently unable or unwilling to adapt to change. However, films with Indigenous plots and subplots also signify at least some degree of Native presence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803211261
SKU
V9780803211261
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About Michelle H. Raheja
Michelle H. Raheja is an assistant professor of English at the University of California, Riverside. Her articles have appeared in American Indian Culture and Research Journal, American Quarterly, and edited volumes.
Reviews for Reservation Reelism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Film
"A fascinating resource for those interested in the history of Native Americans in film, the contradictions of racial visual representations, and the emergence of a Native filmmaking aesthetic."-J. Ruppert, Choice
J. Ruppert Choice "Deeply researched and beautifully conceptualized and written, this volume will be of great interest to scholars of history, film, and indigenous cultural production."-Beth H. Piatote, Western ... Read more
J. Ruppert Choice "Deeply researched and beautifully conceptualized and written, this volume will be of great interest to scholars of history, film, and indigenous cultural production."-Beth H. Piatote, Western ... Read more