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Seeing red : Hollywood's pixeled skins : American Indians and film / edited by LeAnne Howe, Harvey Markowitz, and Denise K. Cummings.
"At once informative, comic, and plaintive, Seeing Red--Hollywood's Pixeled Skins is an anthology of critical reviews that reexamines the ways in which American Indians have traditionally been portrayed in film. From George B. Seitz's 1925 The Vanishing American to Rick Schroder's 2004 Black Cloud, these 36 reviews by prominent scholars of American Indian Studies are accessible, personal, intimate, and oftentimes autobiographic. Seeing Red--Hollywood's Pixeled Skins offers indispensable perspectives from American Indian cultures to foreground the dramatic, frequently ridiculous difference between the experiences of Native peoples and their depiction in film. By pointing out and poking fun at the dominant ideologies and perpetuation of stereotypes of Native Americans in Hollywood, the book gives readers the ability to recognize both good filmmaking and the dangers of misrepresenting aboriginal peoples. The anthology offers a method to historicize and contextualize cinematic representations spanning the blatantly racist, to the well-intentioned, to more recent independent productions. Seeing Red is a unique collaboration by scholars in American Indian Studies that draws on the stereotypical representations of the past to suggest ways of seeing American Indians and indigenous peoples more clearly in the twenty-first century."--Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781611860818
- ISBN: 1611860814
- ISBN: 9781609173685
- ISBN: 1609173686
- Physical Description: xix, 225 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- The silent red man -- John Ford and "The Duke" on the warpath -- The Disney version -- Mixed bloods in distress -- You mean, I'm a white guy? -- Indians with fangs -- Walk a mile in my moccasins -- NDNS : the young and the restless -- Death wish, Indian style -- Love, indigenous-style -- Workin' for the great white father -- What the critics said.Introduction -- [Anthology of critical film reviews portraying American Indians]: 1. The silent red man: The vanishing American (1925) / by Jill Doerfler -- Redskin (1929) / by Cristina Stanciu. -- 2. John Ford and "The Duke" on the warpath: Drums along the Mohawk (1939) / by Joseph Bauerkemper -- Fort Apache (1948) / by Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert -- She wore a yellow ribbon (1949) / by Gwen N. Westerman -- The searchers (1956) / by Susan Stebbins. -- 3. The Disney version: Peter Pan (1953) / by David MartÃnez -- Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier (1955) / by Clifford E. Trafzer -- Pocahontas (1995) / by Jeff Berglund. -- 4. Mixed-bloods in distress: Duel in the sun (1946) / by Gary Harrington -- The unforgiven (1960) / by LeAnne Howe -- The last of the Mohicans (1992) / by Philip Deloria -- Hidalgo (2004) / by Jim Wilson. -- 5. You mean, I'm a white guy?: Broken arrow (1950) / by Dean Rader -- Little Big Man (1970) / by Rebecca Kugel -- A man called Horse (1970) / by Harvey Markowitz -- Dances with Wolves (1990) / by James Riding In. -- 6. Indoans with fangs: The Manitou (1978) / by Harvey Markowitz -- Wolfen (1981) / by Carter Meland. -- 7. Walk a mile in my moccasins: Medicine River (1993) / by Jacki Rand -- Smoke signals (1998) / by LeAnne Howe -- The business of fancydancing (2002) / by Dean Rader. -- 8. NDNS : the young and the restless: The Indian in the cupboard (1995) / by Pauline Turner Strong -- The education of Little Tree (1997) / by Daniel Heath Justice -- The Doe Boy (2001) / by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke -- Black Cloud (2004) / by Maureen Trudelle Schwarz. -- 9. Death wish, Indian style: Navajo Joe (1966) / by Theo. Van Alst -- Tell them Willie Boy is here (1969) / by Clifford E. Trafzer -- Billy Jack (1971) / by Scott Richard Lyons. -- 10. Love, indigenous-style: Waikiki wedding (1937) / by Jodi A. Byrd -- The savage innocents (1960) / by Theo. Van Alst -- Big Eden (2000) / by P. Jane Hafen. -- 11. Workin' for the great white father: Distant drums (1951) / by Denise K. Cummings -- The far horizons (1955) / by Frederick Hoxie -- Thunderheart (1992) / by Paul M. Robertson -- Windtalkers (2002) / Deborah Miranda. -- What the critics said -- Ratings sheet -- Further reading -- Contributors -- Roll credits.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | PN 1995.9 .I48 S44 2013 | 281368 | Stacks | Available | - |
Summary:
"At once informative, comic, and plaintive, Seeing Red--Hollywood's Pixeled Skins is an anthology of critical reviews that reexamines the ways in which American Indians have traditionally been portrayed in film. From George B. Seitz's 1925 The Vanishing American to Rick Schroder's 2004 Black Cloud, these 36 reviews by prominent scholars of American Indian Studies are accessible, personal, intimate, and oftentimes autobiographic. Seeing Red--Hollywood's Pixeled Skins offers indispensable perspectives from American Indian cultures to foreground the dramatic, frequently ridiculous difference between the experiences of Native peoples and their depiction in film. By pointing out and poking fun at the dominant ideologies and perpetuation of stereotypes of Native Americans in Hollywood, the book gives readers the ability to recognize both good filmmaking and the dangers of misrepresenting aboriginal peoples. The anthology offers a method to historicize and contextualize cinematic representations spanning the blatantly racist, to the well-intentioned, to more recent independent productions. Seeing Red is a unique collaboration by scholars in American Indian Studies that draws on the stereotypical representations of the past to suggest ways of seeing American Indians and indigenous peoples more clearly in the twenty-first century."--Publisher's description.