Isbn: 9780803261884 - native american representations: first encounters, distorted images, and literary appropriations (13 risultati)

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 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.…

Condizione: New. From Columbus jottings about Indios in his journal to the image of Sacajawea on the new dollar coin, Native Americans have been represented - and misrepresented - over the past five centuries. This book addresses the question: What such depictions mean -.

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