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Shape-Shifting Images of Native Americans in Recent Popular Fiction
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Andrew Macdonald, Gina Macdonald, MaryAnn Sheridan
Book Code: GM0842
ISBN: 0-313-30842-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30842-0
360 pages, figures
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/2000
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture
Series Number: 71
Awards:
  • Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2001
Reviews:
  • [I]nvaluable study....All collections.
    —Choice
  • ...provides a comprehensive yet digestible survey of the American Indian image as portrayed in recent popular science ficiton, westerns, romances, horror stories, and detective fiction...a pleasure to read.
    —American Indian Quarterly     Summer 2001
Description: This study of the Native American in the western, romance, detective, horror, and science fiction genres examines how even historically accurate representations distort and bias the Native American figure to fit European-based traditions and modern agendas. The authors provide critical approaches for evaluating the literature. They argue that while popular fiction conventions determine and limit authentic portraits of Native American cultures, successful popular fiction writers approach literary quality by fusing authentic Native American culture with the standard genre conventions. Approximately 200 books are discussed and evaluated, and true Native American stories and writings are contrasted with mainstream versions of Indian culture. While the exploitation of Native Americans has long been recognized, little has been written about the manipulation of Native American figures in recent popular fiction. This study will appeal to students of Native American culture, literature, and popular culture. An appendix of special terms is provided along with a comprehensive bibliography.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Writing Indians: Native Americans of the Imagination
  • Native American Perceptions of Reality: Accessing a Different World-View
  • Native-American Literature--The Enduring Creation Story
  • The Western
  • The Romance Genre: Welcome to Club Cherokee
  • The Native American in the Detective/Crime Genre: Bridging Ratiocination and Intuition
  • Amalgams of Horror: Shaping Native American Magic into European Molds
  • Indian Utopias/Dystopias: Science-Fiction and Fantasy Projections Past and Future
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Native American Terminology
  • Bibliography
LC Card Number: 00-021048
LCC Class: PS374
Dewey Class: 813
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