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Native American Representations - First Encounters, Distorted Images, and Literary Appropriations (Paperback)
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Native American Representations - First Encounters, Distorted Images, and Literary Appropriations (Paperback)
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From Columbus's journal jottings about "Indios" to the image of
Sacagawea on the dollar coin, from the marauding Indians portrayed
in the traditional western to the appearance of Native Americans in
"Dances with Wolves," from cigar box caricatures to the Crazy Horse
monument rising near Mt. Rushmore, Native Americans have been
represented— and misrepresented— over the past five centuries. What
such depictions mean— what they say, and what they do,
historically, culturally, and ideologically— is the subject of this
book.
In "Native American Representations," leading national and
international critics of Native literature and culture examine
images in a wide range of media from a variety of perspectives to
show how depictions and distortions have reflected and shaped
cross-cultural exchanges from the arrival of Europeans to today.
Focusing on issues of translation, European and American
perceptions of land and landscape, teaching approaches, and
transatlantic encounters, the authors explore problems of
appropriation and advocacy, of cultural sovereignty and respect for
the "authentic" text. Most significantly, they ask the reader to
consider the question: "Who controls the representation?"
Illuminating and timely, the animated debates and insightful
analyses in this book not only showcase some of the most
provocative work being done in the field of Native Studies today,
but they also set an agenda for its development in the twenty-first
century.
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