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Killing the Indian maiden : images of Native American women in film /
Killing the Indian Maiden examines the fascinating and often disturbing portrayal of Native American women in film. M. Elise Marubbio examines the sacrificial role in which a young Native woman allies herself with a white male hero and dies as a result of that choice. In studying thirty-four Hollywo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2006.
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| Colección: | UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Killing the Indian Maiden examines the fascinating and often disturbing portrayal of Native American women in film. M. Elise Marubbio examines the sacrificial role in which a young Native woman allies herself with a white male hero and dies as a result of that choice. In studying thirty-four Hollywood films from the silent period to the present, she draws upon theories of colonization, gender, race, and film studies to ground her analysis in broader historical and sociopolitical context and to help answer the question, "What does it mean to be an American?" The book reveals a cultural iconogra. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Filmography: pages 233-239. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813171547 9780813171548 9780813136943 0813136946 9780813134710 0813134714 |