Hollywood's Indian (eBook)

The Portrayal of the Native American in Film

John E. O'Connor, Peter C. Rollins (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 2., expanded edition
264 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-3795-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Offering both in-depth analyses of specific films and overviews of the industry's output, Hollywood's Indian provides insightful characterizations of the depiction of the Native Americans in film. This updated edition includes a new chapter on Smoke Signals , the groundbreaking independent film written by Sherman Alexie and directed by Chris Eyre. Taken as a whole the essays explore the many ways in which these portrayals have made an impact on our collective cultural life.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.2011
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: American Culture • American History • American Indian • Chronology • Cinema • dances with wolves • Film • film criticism • film portrayal • Hollywood • Indian • Indian-white relations • Last of the Mohicans • Leatherstocking Tales • Movies • Native American • Native American History • Pocahontas • Pop culture • Popular • Race • Racism • Sherman Alexie • Smoke Signals
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-3795-0 / 0813137950
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-3795-7 / 9780813137957