American Indians and Popular Culture [2 volumes] [2 volumes]

Synopsis

Americans are still fascinated by the romantic notion of the "noble savage," yet know little about the real Native peoples of North America. This two-volume work seeks to remedy that by examining stereotypes and celebrating the true cultures of American Indians today.The two-volume American Indians and Popular Culture seeks to help readers understand American Indians by analyzing their relationships with the popular culture of the United States and Canada. Volume 1 covers media, sports, and politics, while Volume 2 covers literature, arts, and resistance. Both volumes focus on stereotypes, detailing how they were created and why they are still allowed to exist.In defining popular culture broadly to include subjects such as print advertising, politics, and science as well as literature, film, and the arts, this work offers a comprehensive guide to the important issues facing Native peoples today. Analyses draw from many disciplines and include many voices, ranging from surveys of movies and discussions of Native authors to first-person accounts from Native perspectives. Among the more intriguing subjects are the casinos that have changed the economic landscape for the tribes involved, the controversy surrounding museum treatments of American Indians, and the methods by which American Indians have fought back against pervasive ethnic stereotyping.

Book details

Author:

Elizabeth DeLaney Hoffman, Robert Baird, Larry E. Burgess, Grace Chaillier, Dean Chavers, Cynthia-Lou Coleman, Wade Davies, Kathleen M. German, Angelica Lawson, Stephanie A. L. Molholt, Danielle Newton, John Peacock, Selene G. Phillips, Urszula Piasta, Jon Reyhner, James A. Sandos, Richard Sax, Michael Snyder’s, Ellen J. Staurowsky, Susan Tavernetti, Nancy Van Leuven, Ron Welburn, Richard M. Wheelock, Frederick White, Jeane Breinig, Laura Browder, Shirley Brozzo, Karen Coody Cooper, Michael Leonard Cox, Chelleye L. Crow, Oliver De La Paz, John K. Donaldson, Chris Goertzen, Tammy Greer, Michael Greyeyes, Ted Jojola, Paul Manoguerra, Carter Jones Meyer, Lara Narcisi, John Lloyd Purdy, Dean Rader, Ami M. Regier, Blanca Schorcht, Kathryn Shanley, Conrad Shumaker, James Thomas Stevens, Scott Manning Stevens, David Walsh

ISBN:

9798216046271

Related ISBNs:

9780313379901

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Pages:

768

Reading age:

7-17

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2023-08-03

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2012

Copyright by:

Elizabeth DeLaney Hoffman 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies