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Hollywood's Indian : the portrayal of the Native American in film / Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor, editors.
"The bloodthirsty savage, whooping and screaming and eager to scalp any white man who dared travel west, has been a staple of film since the earliest days of the medium. More recently, Native Americans have frequently been portrayed as environmentally aware, unburdened by the trappings of modern life, with much to teach whites. In this collection of essays, seventeen scholars explore the changing depictions of Hollywood's Indian and how those representations have reflected larger changes in American society." "All the contributors are concerned with Hollywood's portrayal of history, and how America's long record of mistreatment of Native Americans has been manipulated by the film industry. Though their opinions do not represent a united front, they agree that the Hollywood stereotypes that permeate our cultural consciousness bear little resemblance to reality." "Offering both in-depth analyses of specific films and overviews of the industry's output, from The Vanishing American (1926) to The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Hollywood's Indian provides insightful characterizations of the depiction of Native Americans in film. Taken as a whole the volume explores the many ways in which these portrayals have made an impact on our collective cultural life."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0813120446
- ISBN: 9780813120447
- ISBN: 0813109523
- ISBN: 9780813109527
- Physical Description: xiv, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©1998.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-210) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction : the study of Hollywood's Indian : still on a scholarly frontier? / Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor -- Absurd reality II : Hollywood goes to the Indians / Ted Jojola -- The The white man's Indian : an institutional approach / John E. O'Connor -- The Indian of the north : western traditions and Finnish Indians / Hannu Salmi-- Trapped in the history of film : The vanishing American / Michael J. Riley -- The representation of conquest : John Ford and the Hollywood Indian (1939-1964) / Ken Nolley -- Cultural confusion : Broken arrow / Frank Manchel -- The Hollywood Indian versus Native Americans : Tell them Willie Boy is here / James A. Sandos and Larry E. Burgess -- Native Americans in a revisionist Western : Little Big Man / Margo Kasdan and Susan Tavernetti -- Driving the red road : Powwow highway / Eric Gary Anderson -- "Going Indian" : Dances with wolves / Robert Baird -- Deconstructing an American myth : The last of the Mohicans / Jeffrey Walker -- Playing Indian in the 1990s : Pocahontas and The Indian in the cupboard / Pauline Turner Strong -- Bibliography : western films : the context for Hollywood's Indian / Steven Mintz.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | PN 1995.9 .I48 H65 1998 | 249140 | Stacks | Available | - |
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